Controversy Brews Over German Bishops’ Pro-LGBTQ+ School Guidelines
Six education associations across dioceses have lent their support to the document, but some bishops are rejecting it.
Lynnzee Dick (she/her) is an LGBTQ+ Catholic living in Philadelphia, PA. She has a degree in psychology and social work from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and is passionate about Catholic social teaching and equality in the church. She spent time working as a teacher for children with special needs in Louisiana and Pennsylvania, and is now a writer for a marketing agency.
Six education associations across dioceses have lent their support to the document, but some bishops are rejecting it.
“Everyone at a school bears responsibility for fostering a positive school climate and respectful treatment”
“These people taught me hospitality, sharing, simplicity, understanding situations and showing respect. I experienced unconditional love, freely given and undeserved.”
“It shouldn’t be forgotten that many people were present who were genuinely interested in progress and dialogue.”
Research suggests that papal attitudes, more than self-identified political leanings, determine how priests approach LGBTQ+ Catholics.
“Ultimately, if God exists, then I am also a child of God. And if I am, then he made me that way.’
“Transgender people are not an ideology, nor do we have a single ideology that we all share.”
A documentary was shown with a panel discussion after the screening fearturing the filmmaker and three LGBTQ+ theologians.
“It’s gut-wrenching every time I see a colleague get married, or there’s a change of name or title. They get to do it without any issue, but I’m not allowed to.”
While secular governments are becoming more anti_LGBTQ+, the Catholic Church in Austria is becoming more welcoming.
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