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.
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German Bishops Release Education Guidelines That Affirm Diverse Sexualities
“Everyone at a school bears responsibility for fostering a positive school climate and respectful treatment”
Italian Pastor of Trans Women Hopes for Good Things from Pope Leo
“These people taught me hospitality, sharing, simplicity, understanding situations and showing respect. I experienced unconditional love, freely given and undeserved.”
Nonbinary Representative Speaks Out at Vatican Jubilee Event
“It shouldn’t be forgotten that many people were present who were genuinely interested in progress and dialogue.”
What a Church With More Conservative Priests Means for LGBTQ+ Catholics
Research suggests that papal attitudes, more than self-identified political leanings, determine how priests approach LGBTQ+ Catholics.
Catholic Transgender Woman Has a Vision for the Church
“Ultimately, if God exists, then I am also a child of God. And if I am, then he made me that way.’
There Have Always Been Trans People, And They Have Always Been Diverse
“Transgender people are not an ideology, nor do we have a single ideology that we all share.”
Gay Theology Pioneer Is Remembered at Fordham University
A documentary was shown with a panel discussion after the screening fearturing the filmmaker and three LGBTQ+ theologians.
Nonbinary Teacher Sues Catholic School for Not Acknowledging Gender Identity
“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.”
‘Those who think only in black and white will never be able to see a rainbow.’
While secular governments are becoming more anti_LGBTQ+, the Catholic Church in Austria is becoming more welcoming.