German Bishop Opposes Using the Bible to Condemn Homosexuality
“. . . [C]ontemporary findings from the humanities must always be taken into account.”
Entries by Elsie Carson-Holt
Parents Protest Catholic School’s Exclusion of Children of Same-Gender Coouple
“To exclude a family based on sexual orientation. . .sends a harmful message. . .that some people are unworthy of belonging. This is not the lesson our children should learn from a Catholic school.”
Catholic Lesbian Woman Resigns from Scouting Leadership Due to Verbal Attacks
“It was claimed that with my election, the association would lose its Catholicism or Christian identity – yet my faith is my fundamental belief!”
Catholic Leader Sees Pluses and Minuses on the Horizon for LGBTQ+ People
Society seems to be developing in oppressive ways, and the Catholic Church both helps and blocks that, according to a German Queer Catholic leader.
Catholic Lesbian Religious Educator Evaluates Progress in the Church
“I can be proud of many achievements of gay people in the church; we show ourselves and contribute. What I’m not proud of, however, is my homosexuality itself, because I’ve had it since birth. It’s my gift from God.”
Queer Latinx Catholic Woman Describes Her Journey of Faith
“I became a Catholic because I am a queer person.”
LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Leader Reflects on His Catholic Faith
“I get frustrated with the Catholic Church, but I also know it’s my home. And I don’t know who I would be without my experience in the church.”
Lessons About God’s Unconditional Love from Sr. Jeannine’s Dad
Her father was not happy about her LGBTQ+ ministry, but that didn’t diminish his love for her.
Will Leo Foster the LGBTQ+ Seeds Francis Planted?
Pope Francis “helped to make the church more of a place where LGBTQ Catholics, and their families and friends, feel welcomed and valued.”
Archdiocesan Guidelines Encourage Language to Refer to All Genders
The guidelines allow the use of the gender star symbol (*) in some pastorally-oriented documents, but only in certain situations.