Dark Gray Safari Screen on Secure Websites

Today, Safari started turning dark gray any time I log into a secure website (Facebook, my banks, etc.).  The website loads at first but then quickly is replaced by a dark gray screen.  All other websites, including ones that require non-secure logins (like my Clickbook.net site), load without a problem.  I have no extensions installed but I went ahead and turned them "off" anyway- no change.  I also reset Safari, cleared my cache, and turned off auto username/passwords.  None of these helped.  I also tried turning off Java but that didn't change anything either.  I'm on a MacBook Pro running Lion 10.7.5 and Safari version 6.1.  Firefox loads all websites without a problem and my software updater says everything is up to date.  Any ideas on how to fix this please?

Try troubleshooting Safari extensions and third party plugins.
From the Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Extensions tab. Turn that OFF, quit and relaunch Safari to test. If that helped, turn one extension on then quit and relaunch Safari to test until you find the incompatible extension then click uninstall.
If it's not an extensions issue, try troubleshooting third party plug-ins.
Back to Safari > Preferences. This time select the Security tab. Deselect:  Allow all other plug-ins. Quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that made a difference, instructions for troubleshooting plugins here.

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