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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 round-up of smaller news items about Catholic LGBTQ+ issues.
Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., remarked on what he has learned from his lengthy pastoral career among LGBTQ+ Catholics.
As the Synod on Synodality’s first General Assembly concludes this weekend, with its synthesis report expected later today, one participant offered final thoughts on whether and how church teaching on LGBTQ+ issues might change.
It’s a good sign when two promient church leaders attest to the fact that welcoming LGBTQ+ people to the Catholic Church is not a progressive issue but a gospel issue.
Among a variety of news items, learn about how a contemporary artist views Saints Sergius and Bacchus.
During the 2024 assembly of the synod, LGBTQ+ folks had to stay in “silence for the sake of unity.”
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Tomorrow, three years of a formal synodal journey ends with the release of the General Assembly’s report. But before the report becomes public, many Catholics are already naming what synodality could mean for the church for years to come. Today’s post includes that news and other updates from the Synod.
For the first time this month, LGBTQ+ issues were prominent at a Vatican press briefing. Though the speakers faced repeated questions from journalists, however, their responses were minimal but, in one instance, quite surprising. Today’s post features this news and other items as the Synod’s assembly concludes this week.