Sister Jeannine’s Debate with Bishop Thomas Paprocki on Marriage Equality
At the end of May, New Ways Ministry’s Co-Founder Sister Jeannine Gramick participated in a... Read More
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Sr. Jeannine Gramick and Bishop Thomas Paprocki Present Two Different Catholic Views on Marriage Equality
An event last Friday that included Sr. Jeannine Gramick, the co-founder of New Ways Ministry, highlighted just... Read More
Catholics Decry Ugandan Bishops’ Tacit Support for Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
Catholic LGBTQ+ leaders have continued calls for Uganda's bishops to condemn legislation passed earlier this year that further criminalizes LGBTQ+ people. One U.S. bishop, however, has defended the new law. Read More
German Bishop Defends Synodal Way
A top bishop in Germany is defending that country's Synodal Way after dozens of bishops published an open letter critical of the process, which has been quite LGBTQ-positive in draft documents. Read More
Highly LGBTQ-Negative Bishops Up for Elections to USCCB Leadership Next Week
With the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) meeting in Baltimore approaching next week, most attention has been on whether the bishops will approve a controversial document on the Eucharist. But there will also be some key committee chair elections occurring, and candidates include some of the most LGBTQ-negative church leaders in the U.S. Read More
Transgender Advocate Sr. Luisa Derouen Criticizes Bishop Paprocki’s New Gender Policy
Sr. Luisa Derouen, a member of the Dominican Sisters of Peace and long time spiritual companion to transgender people, has published an essay reacting to Bishop Thomas Paprocki’s controversial, transphobic policy published in January. Read More
Catholics Pushback Against Bishop Paprocki’s Policy Against Transgender Church Workers, Students
LGBTQ Catholics and allies are responding critically to a new transgender policy set by the Diocese of Springfield’s Bishop Thomas Paprocki. Read More
Jamie Manson: New Diocesan Policy ‘Puts Transgender Folks in Bishops’ Crosshairs’
National Catholic Reporter columnist Jamie Manson has responded to Springfield Bishop Thomas Paprocki's new anti-transgender policy by suggesting the bishops are putting "trans folks in their crosshairs." Read More
Bishop Paprocki Threatens Transgender Church Workers, Catholic School Students in New Policy
A new policy in the Diocese of Springfield (Illinois) outlines the repressive approach to gender identity issues mandated by Bishop Thomas Paprocki, including threats against LGBTQ church workers and students in Catholic schools. Read More
Conservative Bishops Endorse Criticism of Fr. James Martin’s LGBT Ministry
Conservative bishops in the U.S. have endorsed Archbishop Charles Chaput's criticism of Fr. James Martin, SJ, and his LGBT ministry, criticism on which the archbishop has doubled down. Read More