The Catholic Church celebrated its first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 25th, and a Catholic lesbian couple marked this occasion by reflecting on their lives as grandparents.
A federal appeals court sided 7-3 with the Archdiocese of Chicago and St. Andrew’s Parish, arguing that former music director Sandor Demkovich’s hostile work environment lawsuit fell under the ministerial exception.
So what might an adult conversation between the institutional Church and LGBTQ Catholics look like?
Still, I believe that Francis has sown the seeds of theological renewal, which may yet bear hope for LGBTQ homeless youth.
As I peered into my own dark cave, I finally came to the conclusion that it was time to make a change – whatever that meant.
LGBTQ+ Catholics encounter immense hostility, yet we remain faithful servants to the very Church that rejects us time and time again.
Like many previous perpetrations of violence against LGBTQ people everywhere, the sense of weakness, vulnerability, and helplessness that followed the events of that day remains palpable even years later.
In this post, I would like to enrich Amoris Laetitia’s chapter six ‘Some pastoral perspectives’ by considering transgender binary transitions (male to female and female to male) and intimate family responses to these situations.
This Pride, the Friends of Dorothy see the veil being lifted on Catholic leaders and their claims to divine revelation.
Religious freedom must mean more for Catholics than requiring society to tolerate nonsensical and indefensible beliefs simply because they are religiously held.