The Worst Catholic LGBTQ+ News Events of 2023
In a year of ups and downs for Catholic LGBTQ+ people, what were the worst of the downs?
Francis DeBernardo has ministered at New Ways Ministry since 1992, first as a volunteer, and then as a staff member since 1994. He has served as Executive Director since 1996. He has conducted programs on LGBT issues and Catholicism in parishes, dioceses, retreat houses, colleges, and religious communities throughout the United States. He authored Marriage Equality: A Positive Catholic Approach. He is the editor and a contributor to Bondings 2.0, a daily blog of news and opinion covering Catholic LGBT topics. His articles have appeared in The National Catholic Reporter, Commonweal, The Advocate, and The American Catholic. He was the keynote speaker at the conference on religion and LGBT issues at the first World Pride event in Rome, Italy, in 2000, and a featured speaker at the interfaith conference at World Pride in London, England in 2012.
In a year of ups and downs for Catholic LGBTQ+ people, what were the worst of the downs?
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“To us a child is born!”
LGBTQ+ Catholics worldwide welcome this early Christmas gift, which brings them much closer to being full and equal members of the Church they love so dearly.
More than 4,900 people signed a petition asking the school to lift the ban on same-gender couples.
As of today, we have published Bondings 2.0 for twelve years—not missing one day, totaling some 4,774 posts with the latest Catholic LGBTQ+ news, opinion, and spirituality. Help us celebrate!
So much to be thankful for!
The Vatican’s affirmation that transgender people should be welcomed in the church’s sacramental life signals Pope Francis’ desire for a pastorally-focused approach to LGBTQ+ issues is taking hold.
The synod is supposed to be a consultation of the whole church.
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