St. Patrick's Day Parades Increasingly Inclusive, But Still Controversial
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Catholic High School Swiftly Deals with Religion Teacher's Anti-Gay Tirade
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LGBT Advocate Appeals for Church Reform at L.A. Religious Education Congress
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Cardinal: Church Must Abandon Harmful Approaches to Lesbian/Gay People
The Philippines’ top prelate decried clergy’s harmful treatment of lesbian and gay people in a recent address in London, saying modern science and social attitudes must be accounted for in the church’s pastoral efforts.
Students' Resistance to Archbishop Cordileone Exemplifies Best of Catholic Education
Bay Area Catholics and their allies are demanding justice after the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s announcement of new morality clauses in teaching contracts last month that prohibit, among other items, public support of LGBT people. The following are several developments with Bondings 2.0’s original coverage of the new clause available here.
LGBT Groups, Politicians Criticize NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade for Lack of Irish Identity
LGBT and political leaders are again criticizing New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade for its handling openly gay contingents.
CAMPUS CHRONICLES: Chipotle Celebration Follows Catholic Teammate's Coming Out
The spring semester has brought many positive developments for LGBT inclusion at Catholic colleges and universities in the United States. Below, Bondings 2.0 features some of the highlights with links provided to read more.
How Can the Church Improve Its Welcome to Trans* People?
As the church’s acceptance of gay people improves, more Catholics are wondering about a similar welcome by the church for the trans* community. This pastoral question is pressing given the high rate of self-harm and suicide among transgender youth, a reality highlighted by suicide of teenager Leelah Alcorn at the beginning of this year.
New Cardinals Have Mixed Records on LGBT Issues
The Vatican is busy this week, full of bishops gathered for a consistory and the creation of twenty new cardinals appointed by Pope Francis (along with a visit from New Ways Ministry’s pilgrims). Today, Bondings 2.0 reviews what of all this might mean for LGBT issues in the church.
On St. Valentine's Day, Young Adult Catholics Consider Relationships
As the world celebrates relationships and friendships on today for Valentine’s Day, Bondings 2.0 offers a few highlights from the thoughtful and progressive insights of another blog called Young Adult Catholics.