LGBTQ Catholics Express Relief, Disappointment at Supreme Court’s Adoption Ruling
Today’s post features reactions to the Fulton v. City of Philadelphia ruling from both Catholics and LGBTQ advocates.
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Today’s post features reactions to the Fulton v. City of Philadelphia ruling from both Catholics and LGBTQ advocates.
Read a statement from Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, in response to U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia.
Earlier this month, Martin Jenkins, an LGBTQ practicing Catholic, was confirmed as the first openly gay Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of California.
The following is a statement from Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, about the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia.
The U.S. Supreme Court is again capturing the nation’s political attention with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the struggle over her replacement now already playing out. But this transition is only the latest significant moment involving the court and LGBTQ equality this year, particularly in the areas of employment law and religious liberty.
“. . . religious freedom is a world of permitted and funded discrimination.”
Catholics and LGBTQ advocates have responded critically to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision earlier this week that religious institutions had a wide exemption from employment non-discrimination laws, which leaves many workers vulnerable to firings, especially LGBTQ people.
Catholics have continued to welcome the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week that endorses non-discrimination…
Employees of the Catholic Church continue to lose their jobs in LGBTQ-related employment disputes, a trend the National Catholic Reporter recently investigated in an article that highlighted some of the disputes Bondings 2.0 has covered over the years.