The Church Militant thing isn't just about anti-gay speech, but it doesn't surprise me that it would include it.

"Church Militant" is an ancient expression that originally meant the Church in the temporal realm -- in other words, the Church active in the world. Today it has been co-opted by a group of highly aggressive, very conservative Catholics who have made it their cause to fight anything progressive, either in the Church itself or in society in general. They're not interested in dialogue, only in forcing their point of view. 

These people are characterized by a kind of no-holds-barred rhetoric that is anything but charitable. You might recall that people from this group were at least partly responsible for taking down the old NCR Disqus site with their hateful messages.

Again, I really hope NCR explores Steve Bannon's relationship with this movement. In my opinion, it's exactly the sort of thing they should be devoting attention to.