Reporting Live from Dublin at the World Meeting of Families!
Bondings 2.0 will be reporting live this week from the World Meeting of Families (WMF) in Dublin, Ireland.
Entries by Robert Shine, Managing Editor
Tech Company Withdraws from World Meeting of Families, Prompting Calls for More Withdrawals
A technology company has withdrawn its participation in the World Meeting of Families (WMF) over the exclusion of LGBT groups, prompting calls for other organizations to do likewise as the event gets underway.
Laity Key to Releasing Gay Priests from “Lying Trap,” Writes Theologian James Alison
Yesterday, Bondings 2.0 outlined the first column in Fr. James Alison’s two-part series on homosexuality and the priesthood. Today’s post summarizes the second column in The Tablet, which you can read in full here.
Issue of Gay Priests Is the “Elephant in the Sacristy,” Writes Theologian James Alison
Catholics in the United States are reeling after new revelations about sexual abuse that was systematically covered up for decades, including those incidents detailed in a Pennsylvania Grand Jury’s report and allegations deemed credible against once-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, In the midst of this pain and anger, some Catholics have targeted gay priests and claimed homosexuality is the root cause of such abuse and maleficence. Theologian James Alison, an openly gay priest, responds.
LGBT Controversies Remain as World Meeting of Families Approaches Next Week
In five days, some 37,000 people will gather to begin the 2018 World Meeting of Families (WMF) and it seems there will be some progress on LGBT issues, but certainly not as far as many Catholics hoped.
Catholic High School Threatens to Fire Lesbian Teacher, Asks Her to Dissolve Marriage to Wife
A Catholic high school in Indiana has asked a lesbian employee to dissolve her same-gender marriage if she wants to remain employed and threatened to fire her if she went public about the school’s request.
NEWS NOTES: Catholic Universities in Chile Welcome Transgender Students; Director Cites Pope Francis to Defend LGBT Film; And More
A variety of short news items on topics of Catholic LGBTQ interest. Click the links to learn more.
Cardinal Cupich: On Sexual Abuse, Clerical Culture, Not Gay Priests, at Fault
A top U.S. cardinal has expressed skepticism that gay priests are the cause of clerical sexual abuse, saying instead the problem is clericalism in the Church.
Prominent Anti-Gay Priest Removed from Ministry for Sexually Abusing Patients
A top priest known for practicing gay-negative psychotherapy and as well as being a trusted consultant on homosexuality for the Vatican has been removed from priestly ministry over allegations that he abused patients while attempting to “heal” them of being gay.
Top Catholic Ethicist: Do Not Assume Transgender Identities Are “Sinful” or “Disordered”
A leading Catholic ethicist offered positive words about transgender people in a recent interview, saying it should not be assumed that someone naming their gender identity is problematic and that it could be the affirmation of how God created them.