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It has been nearly three years since Aaron Bianco was forced to resign from his position at a southern California parish due to constant and dangerous anti-gay harassment. Now he says: “Life is good.”
More details have emerged about how much the church has lost because of Aaron Bianco’s forced departure. Before resigning, Bianco was wildly successful at his job — at which he’d only been employed for two and a half years.
The forced resignation of San Diego gay pastoral worker Aaron Bianco because of violent threats against him, his husband, and his family by right-wing Catholics has other members speaking out in support of Catholic values which affirm LGBT people.
On Monday, the Vatican issued a declaration, approved by Pope Francis, that made blessings for same-gender couples possible in the church. In posts this week, Bondings 2.0 will detail various reactions from Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates, secular groups, church leaders, and others.
Yesterday, Bondings 2.0 announced New Ways Ministry’s new resource that details what participants in the upcoming Synod assembly in October have said or done when it comes to LGBTQ+ issues. Today, a second batch of participants has been added to that resource.
DignityUSA held its 25th national gathering this past weekend, which focused on the organization’s vision for a church transfigured and included an award for gay theologian Fr. Bryan Massingale.
A new cardinal with a strong LGBTQ-positive record.
A gay church worker who resigned due to right wing hate crimes recently addressed a Vatican conference on the relationship between Amoris Laetitia and LGBTQ people.