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How Are Synod Assembly Participants on LGBTQ+ Issues? — Part I
This week, New Ways Ministry is announcing a new resource that documents the LGBTQ-related records, good and bad, of Synod assembly participants to help understand how this conversation about inclusion and equality might proceed.
Hope and Disappointment for LGBTQ+ People Spring from List of Synod Participants
The participants’ list for the Synod’s next assembly causes both hope and disappointment for New Ways Ministry as we work for LGBTQ+ inclusion. This news commits us to continue working to ensure LGBTQ+ people will be heard in the church’s synodal process.
“The Atmosphere Has Changed”: Belgium’s Bishops Discuss Queer Blessings at Vatican
In a few months, as the world marks the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ election, there are certain to be many commentaries about what has and has not changed in the church this pontificate. For LGBTQ+ advocates, however, an indication of just how much progress has been attained happened late last year—and offers a prompt to keep pursuing equality in 2023.
Bishop Johan Bonny Says Blessing LGBTQ+ Couples Is “Aligned with Pope Francis”
A pro-LGBTQ+ bishop has said the Flemish bishops’ decision to bless same-gender couples is accepted by Pope Francis, a fact he grounded in his personal conversation with the pope. But not all church leaders agree.
New Ways Ministry Praises Three of Pope Francis’ Cardinal Choices
The following is a statement from Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, in response to Pope Francis naming 13 new cardinals to be created in a November 28, 2020 consistory.
How New Cardinals Appointed by Pope Francis Might Impact LGBT Catholics
By Bob Shine, New Ways Ministry, October 10, 2016 Pope Francis named seventeen new cardinals…
Ignoring Vatican Ban, Bishops in Belgium Release Liturgy to Bless LGBTQ Couples
The Flemish bishops have released a new liturgy to bless same-gender couples, citing Amoris Laetitia in doing so and defying directly the Vatican’s 2021 ban on such liturgies.