‘Thank You, God, For Making Me Gay and Catholic’
For many people, queer and Catholic can seem like opposite identities. For Sam Albano of Carmel, Indiana, they complement each other in a powerful way.
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For many people, queer and Catholic can seem like opposite identities. For Sam Albano of Carmel, Indiana, they complement each other in a powerful way.
“It is not I who welcome you, it is the church.”
“I still believe full inclusion is possible, but it will not be realized through the Church’s current methods but despite them.”
“For those two days in Rome, we experienced the great joy and consolation of simply being welcomed—even though we already belonged.”
The first global assembly for the Synod on Synodality is now underway after yesterday’s opening Mass, and already LGBTQ+ issues have gained prominence. Today’s post features news and commentaries from the past week, which also included a separate document from Pope Francis expressing openness to blessing same-gender couples.
A new book to help Catholic parishes develop LGBTQ+ ministry is being published in September 2023 by Liturgical Press, a leading Catholic publishing house. The author is Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s executive director.
Several LGBTQ-related books and articles won awards at the annual Catholic Media Association (CMA) meeting earlier this month. Today’s post features information about those awardees.
“The pain of belonging to a religion that does not want to recognize your humanity is apparent throughout God’s Works Revealed,” writes Rachel Rastelli in a recent review of a new book on Catholic LGBTQ+ issues.
Catholic publishers have released three new books that focus on or include LGBTQ+ issues, highlighting the faithful’s demand for more resources on building an inclusive church and equal society.