Irish Reform Groups Call for Vatican to End Suspension of Fr. Tony Flannery
Two Catholic reform groups in Ireland are advocating for a well-known Redemptorist priest there to be restored to ministry after more than ten years of suspension. Read More
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Ten Years Later, Will LGBTQ Advocate Fr. Tony Flannery Receive Justice at the Vatican?
After ten years of being silenced by the Vatican, due in part for his support of marriage equality, Ireland’s Fr. Tony Flannery is calling for an independent review of the Vatican’s ruling. Read More
Is Vatican Investigation of Fr. Tony Flannery Repeating a Bygone Era? And Other News
Today's post features news about an editorial on the case of Fr. Tony Flannery, a new LGBTQ scholarship at Boston College, and more. Read More
Catholic Reform Groups Back Embattled Irish Priest Tony Flannery; And More News
Today's post features news stories on Catholic reform groups' support for Fr. Tony Flannery, a new gay Catholic's appointment to the California Supreme Court, musician Gina Chavez speaking out on being queer and Catholic, and more. Read More
Sr. Jeannine Gramick Says Fr. Tony Flannery’s Refusal to Sign Vatican Oaths Shows “Real Love” for Church
In today's post from Sr. Jeannine Gramick, she writes about how Fr. Tony Flannery's refusal to sign Vatican oaths on women's leadership and on LGBTQ equality actually "shows a real love for this Church." Read More
Fr. Tony Flannery Raises Questions About LGBT Inclusion at the World Meeting of Families
Fr. Tony Flannery, a Redemptorist priest from Ireland, joined the latest group of voices asking whether the upcoming World Meeting of Families in Dublin, Ireland will include LGBT families. Read More
Irish Priest Tony Flannery Begins 18-City US Tour on Conscience & Church Reform
Irish Redemptorist Fr. Tony Flannery, who defied Vatican attempts to silence him, begins an 18-city... Read More
Fr. Tony Flannery Further Refuses Vatican Silencing with New Book
Redemptorist Fr. Tony Flannery, who rejected the Vatican’s attempts to silence him earlier this year... Read More
Vatican’s Transgender Guidance “Very, Very Positive” Step, Say Irish Priests
An Irish organization of Catholic priests has responded positively to the Vatican’s recent guidance about transgender people and the sacraments, with the priests group describing the guidance as a “very, very positive” step. Read More
In New Appointment, Pope Francis Criticizes “Immoral Methods” of Vatican Doctrine Office
Pope Francis' latest curial appointment, the next head of Vatican's doctrinal office, is perhaps one of his most significant appointments yet—and, though not explicitly LGBTQ-related, signals further that a more robust, honest conversation on gender and sexuality issues in the church can happen. Read More