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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is set to elect a new secretary, as well as six committee chairs next week, when they meet from November 13th to 16th. Most of the candidates skew LGBTQ-negative, once again contrasting the USCCB with Pope Francis’ desired way of being church.
Tomorrow, the Synod on Synodality’s first General Assembly concludes. Bondings 2.0 has covered LGBTQ-related developments all month, but given how often gender and sexuality issues arose, we have not been able to post it all yet. This post is a rundown of those news and commentaries related to the Synod.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State for the Holy See, refuted the idea that homosexuality is linked to sexual abuse, writing in a new book that blaming the abuse crisis in the church on gay priests is a “serious and scientifically untenable association.”
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.
Leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have added their criticism against the Los Angeles Dodgers for honoring a controversial LGBTQ+ group during the team’s Pride Night tomorrow, the latest intervention in a controversy that has lasted weeks.
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Leaders with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have made a last ditch appeal for U.S. senators to vote against the Respect for Marriage Act, which is expected to come up for a vote on Monday and would codify marriage equality.
In his first press conference, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has repeated the false claim that homosexuality is a cause of sexual abuse in the church. Meanwhile, the U.S. bishops sustain their use of religious liberty to counter LGBTQ+ equality.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops begins its fall meeting today, at which a new conference president and vice-president will be elected. The candidates include some of the most conservative bishops in the U.S. Today’s post includes brief description of the candidates’ records on LGBTQ+ issues where possible.