LGBTQ Policies Fight in Alberta Unresolved After Deadline Passes
As of March 31st ,the 61 schools districts in Canada’s Alberta province submitted draft LGBTQ... Read More
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School Board Passes “Practically Meaningless” Transgender Policy Ahead of Deadline
/0 Comments/in Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorAhead of a March 31st deadline, the Edmonton Catholic School Board (ECSB) passed a policy... Read More
Lay Catholics in Italy Split on Civil Unions Question
/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorYesterday, Bondings 2.0 explored how Pope Francis and the Italian hierarchy have engaged that nation’s present... Read More
Alberta Bishops Unified in Opposition to Transgender School Policies
/0 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorDisputes about proposed transgender policies for Alberta’s Catholic schools have again escalated, as church officials, educators, and... Read More
Alberta Bishop Calls New LGBTQ Guidelines "Totalitarian" and "Anti-Catholic"
/11 Comments/in Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorIn Canada, new guidelines from the province of Alberta’s Education Ministry may push transgender policies under development in... Read More
Catholic School Board Calls For "Just" Discrimination of Transgender Students
/12 Comments/in Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorTrustees on the Edmonton Catholic School Board (ECSB) debated the finer points of discrimination in... Read More
Transgender Policy in Jeopardy After Delayed Vote By Catholic School Board
/9 Comments/in Gender Identity, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorCatholic school leaders in Canada failed to approve a policy which would allow students to self-identify their gender, frustrating hopes of positive change after a controversy last year and earning stern criticism from the Education Minister. Read More
Pope Francis' Appointments Raise Stakes at October Synod on the Family
/1 Comment/in Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorDelegates personally appointed by Pope Francis could positively alter outcomes at this fall's Synod of Bishops when it comes to LGBT issues, but even if they do not this rebalancing will certainly produce heated debate. Read More
Lesbian Educator Comes Out At End of Twenty Year Career in Catholic Education
/3 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorAfter nearly twenty years in Catholic education, Joan Grundy is coming out in her just released autobiography. In the book, A Deepening Life, she tells of being a lesbian employee in Canada's Catholic schools and shares the quiet ways she helped create change. Read More
Supreme Court Marriage Equality Case Will Be Led by Catholic Gay Couple
/6 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorAn important Catholic dimension to the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case which could legalize same-gender... Read More
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