Since My Last Confession: A Gay Catholic Memoir (44 page)

The quotes from Bishops Skylstad and Clark appeared in the
New Yor,’Times^
November 23, 2005.

Chapter XV

The source for the facts suggesting O’Connell’s homosexuality is Charles R. Morris,
American Catholic
(New York: Vintage Books, 1997), 121-22.

The priest who related the AIDS story to me is Father Jim Callan, now excommunicated.

Holly Gunner related the story involving Representative Chris Fallón.

The statement of the Worcester bishop appears on the Massachusetts Catholic Conference’s Web site, www.macathconf.org.

The statement attacking the renegade priests is also from the Web site of the Massachusetts Catholic Conference.

Holly Gunner provided the quotes attributable to Marian Walsh. Walsh did not respond to requests for an interview.

Representative Paul Kujawski’s story was reported in the
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
, June 16, 2007.

Representative Canavan’s story was in
Bay windows
, June 21, 2007.

Chapter XVI

The quote from Fr. Boyle appeared in the
New Yor,’Times Magazine
’, December 24, 2006.

The quote attributed to Fr. Ahern appeared in
Innewsweekly
, October 6, 2005.

Chapter XVII

Alison’s quote comes from his
Faith Beyond Resentment: Fragments Catholic and Gay
(NY: Crossroad Publishing, 2001), 142.

Representative Paul Kujawski’s story was reported in the
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
, June 16,2007 and
Baywindows
, June 21, 2007.

Paul Loscocco refused to be interviewed to confirm the account of his switch.

The polling data is from a Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University news release, January 12, 2005.

The
Boston Globe
, October 25, 2007, reported the banning of Harry Potter from a Catholic school in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

O’Malley’s fishbowl quote is from the
National Catholic Reporter
, November 4, 2005.

The “listening before speaking” quotation comes from Richard R. Gail-lardetz,
By What Authority
?
A Primer on Scripture, the Magisterium, and the Sense of the Faithful
(Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press, 2003), 118.

Chapter XVIII

The stories and quotes concerning Mychal Judge derive from personal interviews and the
Boston Pilot
, September 15, 2006.

The story regarding Monsignor Stenico was widely reported, including in the
Toronto Star
, October 15, 2007.