Editing Andrew Sullivan (section)

=== Religion ===
Sullivan identifies himself as a faithful Catholic while disagreeing with some aspects of the Catholic Church's doctrine.

He expressed concern about the election of [[Pope Benedict XVI]] in a ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine article on 24 April 2005, titled "The Vicar of Orthodoxy".<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Andrew Sullivan |date=24 April 2005 |title=The Vicar of Orthodoxy |url=http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101050502/sosullivan.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320160656/http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101050502/sosullivan.html |archive-date=20 March 2009 |access-date=9 March 2009 |magazine=Time}}</ref> He wrote that Benedict was opposed to the modern world and women's rights, and considered gays and lesbians innately disposed to evil. Sullivan has, however, agreed with Benedict's assertion that reason is an integral element of faith.

Sullivan takes a moderate approach to religion, rejecting fundamentalism and describing himself as a "dogged defender of pluralism and secularism." 
Sullivan was a friend of late journalist and [[Atheism|atheist]] writer [[Christopher Hitchens]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Andrew |date=2011-12-16 |title=Andrew Sullivan Recalls a Memorable Brunch Invitation from Hitchens |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/12/christopher-hitchens-death-andrew-sullivan-on-his-fellow-englishman.html |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=Slate Magazine |language=en |archive-date=11 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511084204/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/12/christopher-hitchens-death-andrew-sullivan-on-his-fellow-englishman.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miniter |first=Richard |title=Christopher Hitchens, As I Knew Him |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardminiter/2011/12/16/christopher-hitchens-as-i-knew-him/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=11 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511084236/https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardminiter/2011/12/16/christopher-hitchens-as-i-knew-him/ |url-status=live }}</ref>and often debated religion with him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sullivan |first1=Andrew |date=August 15, 2010 |title=Feel the love, Hitch — it will survive you |url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/andrew-sullivan-feel-the-love-hitch-it-will-survive-you-hdjl2vpgrrh |access-date=10 January 2024 |publisher=The Sunday Times |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110002938/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/andrew-sullivan-feel-the-love-hitch-it-will-survive-you-hdjl2vpgrrh |url-status=live }}</ref> Sullivan also defended religious moderates in a series of exchanges with [[Atheism|atheist]] author [[Sam Harris (author)|Sam Harris]].