Despite Pope Francis’ “Who am I to judge?” remark in 2013, the Catholic Church remains ambiguous in its acceptance of gay priests and religious though they may constitute up to 60% of clergy.
70% of U.S. Catholics say homosexuality should be accepted by society, according to new data from the Pew Research Center, and this number will surely grow as generational shifts continue in the church.
The Edmonton Catholic School Board initially passed a policy on LGBT students, the latest step in a heated debate which has led many to doubt the Board’s abilities and Education Minister David Eggen to mandate professional facilitation.
Sandwiched amid the Pope Francis-Kim Davis controversy and the Synod on the Family was news that the pope had met with a gay couple while visiting the U.S. – and that this meeting, unlike his encounter with Davis, was of Francis’ own initiative.
Bishops who participated in the Synod on the Family in October have had much to say since the Final Report was released and Pope Francis concluded with a Mass during which he exclaimed, “Today is a time of mercy!”
John J. McNeill’s canonization may be years away, but as Catholics mark today’s Solemnity of All Saints, we celebrate certain he is among the saints in heaven. McNeill’s passing into new life comes in a fall where the church itself is gradually dying to prejudice and misunderstanding and passing into a more inclusive life.
A Polish priest who, on the eve of the Synod on the Family, came out…
“With All Families, Without Condemnation.” That was the headline last Sunday on Italy’s national Catholic…
A Maryland Catholic priest said the Supreme Court’s Obergefell ruling which legalized marriage equality nationwide in June “may, in fact, make things better, not only for LGBT couples, but also for our society.”
Now that the Synod on the Family is concluded, much is already being written about an event The New York Times called the “most momentous, and contentious, meeting of bishops” since Vatican II. Below, Bondings 2.0 provides some early commentaries and reactions related to LGBT topics.