Bishop Robert Barron Criticizes “Preoccupation with Pelvic Issues”
Bishop Robert Barron has said he does not believe the church should seek to overturn…
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Caitlyn Jenner’s coming out via Vanity Fair and the ensuing national conversation has triggered some foolish responses from Catholic clergy.
Queer Eye, Netflix’s television series where five gay men provide life makeovers for clients in often dramatic ways, is, in one reviewer’s words, “probably the strongest and most vivid representation currently on display in popular culture of how grace works.”
LGBT topics were discussed at the synod press briefing on Saturday, the same day that the third set of reports from the small group discussion groups were released which also contained some references to LGBT issues. Overall, it doesn’t look like the synod has pushed the needle on LGBT issues very far.
On Tuesday, the synod released the reports from the small group discussions that have been happening. Want to know if LGBT issues were mentioned?
Pastoral ministers should accompany LGBT people. But should they do that by guiding or listening? Why is that an important distinction?
At yesterday’s synod press briefing, Bishop Robert Barron said, “”The church’s first move in regard to everybody,” including gay and lesbian people “is to reach out and say just that, ‘You’re a beloved child of God.’ ” But that’s not all he said.
With the Synod on Youth set to begin today, will the views of young Catholics in the United States on LGBT issues be fairly represented by the nation’s bishop-delegates and other participants?
Meeting earlier this week, U.S. bishops voted to develop a document on marriage and family in a delayed response to Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia. But overall, on this document and in other ways, the meeting was largely a continued rejection of the pope’s vision.
Tensions over LGBT rights have been increasing in Mexico over the past two months, with…