Reclaiming the Real Definition of Religious Freedom
“As LGBTQ people and as Catholics, we need to reject the misleading opposition of religious freedom and civil rights, reclaiming religious freedom on both Catholic and constitutional terms.”
Entries by Cristina Traina
Why the U.S. Bishops Can’t Have It Both Ways
If some bishops get their way to be allowed to discriminate against LGBTQ foster and adoptive parents, it would erode the firewall intended to prevent religious institutions from controlling government, and vice versa.
A Manual for Bridging the Divide: Karen Keen’s LGBTQ Lessons for Conservatives and Progressives
Imagine that you were able to meet with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops…
Catholics Can Help Stalled Acceptance Rates for LGBTQ People in U.S.–And in Our Church
Isn’t public opinion on LGBTQ people improving? The complicated answer holds some surprising lessons for…
Vatican’s Gender Document Harms ALL, Not Just LGBTQI Folks
“The guidelines will do real harm not just to trans and intersex students and families, or even LGBQ students and families, but all students and families. The document gets so much wrong about sex and gender—including how straight and cisgender people live in the world. “
Between Ruddock and a Hard Place: Australia’s Cautionary Lessons on Religious Freedom
As the Masterpiece Cakeshop’s legal saga continues to unfold, LGBTQ people of faith are again caught between two legal aims: LGBTQ equality and religious freedom. How can we use the law to curtail unjust religious discrimination against LGBTQ folk without inadvertently setting precedents that limit religious liberty?
He said, He said: Kenneth Woodward, Carlo Maria Viganò, and “Homosexual Networks”
The turn of a new year does not seem to have stilled the search for scapegoats in the sex abuse crisis.
“Here is the Church. . . “: Reflecting on a Conference About Lesbian Nuns
Here is the church, here is the steeple. . . . .Some lessons learned and insights gained at a conference about lesbian nuns.
Theology or Ideology? Parsing Vatican Thinking on Sex and Sexuality
Pope Francis’s theology of sex and gender complementarity has hardened into an ideology that uses a single strand strand of reflection about God to powerfully determine Catholic sacrament, canon law, and ethics.
Overcoming Welcome-ish: A Challenge
How welcoming are welcoming parishes really?