A senior Roman Catholic Bishop in the United Kingdom used his Christmas sermon to compare the legalization of same-sex marriage to the way the Nazis and Communists tried to undermine religion.

SAN DIEGO — ‘Twas a very merry Christmas for a cat named Sophia!

She went missing from her family in Arizona seven years ago and found her way to the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA over the weekend. Thanks to her microchip, the San Diego Humane Society was able to contact Sophia’s family, and a Humane Society staff member will be flying Sophia back to Phoenix today.

“We heard that the family was unable to get Sophia back home to Arizona so we decided to do whatever it takes to get her back to them,” said Gary Weitzman, president of the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA.

The staff members of Hale Media, Inc. -- San Diego Gay & Lesbian News and SD PIX -- wish you a very happy holiday.

We will be offline on Christmas Day to allow our staff members to spend quality time with their families and loved ones.

Thank you for supporting us and making SDGLN the most-read LGBT news source in San Diego as well as reach a global audience in 176 countries.

(Editor's note: This first appeared in the Believe It Out Loud blog.)

As the executive director of The Gay Christian Network (GCN), I'm often asked for advice on a situation we all face sooner or later—that uncomfortable conversation with a Christian friend or family member whose views on the LGBT community are, shall we say, less than charitable. (You know the type.)