Why Some Followers of Jesus Did Not Lockdown After Easter
And why were women the first to witness the resurrected Christ?
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Remembering Jeanne Deckers, Lesbian Catholic Who Won Fame as “The Singing Nun”
A recent report on LGBTQ history highlighted the lesbian identity of Jeanne Deckers, also known as “The Singing Nun” who achieved worldwide fame in the 1960s.
Student Advocacy Leads Fordham University to Adopt Gender-Inclusive Housing Options
Fordham University recently announced that it will provide gender-inclusive housing options for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year, student newspaper The Observer reported.
Sr. Ilia Delio Says Church Only Survives If Doors Opened to LGBTQ People & Others
A well-known Franciscan Sister theologian who writes and speaks on science and religion has commented positively on an inclusive church for LGBTQ people, and others who are marginalized.
South Dakota Bishops “Praised” New Bill Banning Some Healthcare for Transgender Youth
In several U.S. states where local governments have taken up LGBTQ rights, the Catholic hierarchy is placing itself in opposition to equality. Today’s post features three related stories.
Scottish Bishops Signal Opposition to New Bill Aimed at Easing Gender Transitions
The Catholic Church in Scotland has urged Scottish Catholics to oppose a new national parliament bill designed to help transgender people transition genders more easily.
Bishop Disinvites Gay Men’s Choir from Parish Christmas Concert
A gay singing group was disinvited, by direction from the bishop, from a Nativity event at a Massachusetts Catholic parish during this past holiday season.
On Holy Family Sunday, A Father’s Plea to Church Leaders
On this feast day of The Holy Family, I want to shout to our Church leaders to review the viability of Church teaching when it comes to same-sex activity, to own at least partial responsibility for the hate and ignorance and pain that my son and countless others have had to overcome, and to examine whether this teaching is enhancing souls and is consistent with Jesus’ message of love and inclusiveness.
Fr. James Alison Tells the Story Behind the Phone Call from the Pope
“Had it not been for what I consider the miraculous intervention of the Holy Father, I would have simply been another failed priestly statistic, chewed over by a no-longer serviceable canonical system.”
In Indianapolis, Catholic School Students Protest Spate of Church Worker Firings
After their teacher was fired for being married to another woman, students at a Catholic school in Indianapolis formed a group to respond and push for a more inclusive church. Shelly Fitzgerald, a co-director of guidance at Roncalli High School, was “abruptly given an ultimatum and required to choose between her job as codirector of guidance or her same-sex marriage,” as reported by a new article in U.S. Catholic.