The Catholic Hierarchy’s Evolution on LGBT Topics
“Can the Catholic Church ‘Evolve’ on L.G.B.T. Rights?” That’s the intriguing headline on a recent New York Times op-ed, penned by John Gehring, Catholic Program Director of Faith in Public Life.
Entries by Francis DeBernardo, Editor
Catholic Leaders on Opposite Sides of LGBT Questions in Trinidad and Tobago
Two Catholic leaders in the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago have captured headlines these past few weeks: one for supporting LGBT people and one for denouncing same-gender marriage.
CATHOLIC LGBT HISTORY: Canadian Catholics Write a Pastoral Letter to Their Archbishop
On June 5, 1994, the Feast of Corpus Christi that year, a Canadian coalition of Christian organizations wrote a pastoral letter to Archbishop Aloysius Ambrozic of Toronto requesting that he drop his opposition to the Equality Rights Statute Amendment Act, known as Bill 167, which would have provided same-sex couples in Ontario with the same rights and obligations of heterosexually married couples.
On Eve of Dublin Pride, McAleese Calls Church Teaching on Gay People ‘Evil’
(New Ways Ministry’s response to this news is embedded in this post. To read the…
Mauritius Pride Meets With Muslim Opposition and Catholic Support
The Catholic cardinal of Mauritius spoke out against the obstruction of the country’s Pride parade that was supposed to have taken place earlier this month.
Transgender Ministry Pioneer Lets World Know Her Identity
Sister Luisa Derouen, OP, has been ministering to transgender men and women since 1999, though she has not always been able to be public about the work she was doing.
Youth Synod Document Shows Vatican Evolution on LGBT Topics
The Vatican has reached three new milestones in its evolution toward a greater dialogue with the LGBT community.
Marquette University Entangled in Court Case Involving Discussion of LGBT Issues
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has heard opening arguments in the case of a Marquette University professor who was suspended without pay after a dispute on free speech and same-sex marriage.Professor John McAdams publicly blogged about a controversial dispute between a Marquette student and a teaching assistant regarding a class discussion on same-sex marriage.
Masterpiece Cakeshop Case Holds Promise for Full Legal Equality
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case is disappointing for two reasons, but reassuring for one. New Ways Ministry responds to the latest religious liberty case.
CATHOLIC HISTORY: Washington State Bishops Support Gay and Lesbian Rights
In these days when we see so many Catholic bishops making “religious liberty” arguments that would promote discrimination against LGBT people, it’s good to look back a few decades when some bishops were speaking out in favor of gay and lesbian civil rights.