Cupich vs. Chaput: Examining the Tensions in the Synod
Below is the next installment of Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and... Read More
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Cupich: Synod Would Have Gained from Hearing from Lesbian and Gay Couples
Below is the next installment of Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and... Read More
Chicago's New Archbishop Cupich Encourages Protections for All Families
Whether or not Cupich is "America's Pope Francis" remains to be seen, but what is clear is his leadership in Chicago signals a new direction for the American church. Read More
Bishop Cupich's Message of Compassion Should Become a Message of Justice
In his blog on the National Catholic Reporter website, Michael Sean Winters rightly praises Spokane’s Bishop... Read More
Chicago Archbishop: 'We Must Be Open to New Avenues & Creativity When It Comes to Families'
Chicago's Archbishop Blase Cupich called for the church to improve its welcome of nontraditional families in his homily last Sunday, offering a beautiful reflection as the church prepares for October's Synod of Bishops. Read More
Archbishop Cordileone Partially Bans Blessing LGBTQ+ Couples
Contradicting Pope Francis, a U.S. archbishop has said priests may deny blessings to same-gender couples. Today's post features that news, along with other U.S. prelates' reactions to Fiducia Suplicans, the Vatican declaration allowing such blessings. Read More
Synod Delegates Share Some of the Dynamics Around LGBTQ+ Discussions
"There were some very compelling testimonies on the part of people about that in terms of their families. That was not fully reflected in the document." Read More
Top Vatican Official: Linking Gay Priests to Abuse Is “Scientifically Untenable Association”
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State for the Holy See, refuted the idea that homosexuality is linked to sexual abuse, writing in a new book that blaming the abuse crisis in the church on gay priests is a "serious and scientifically untenable association." Read More
Hope and Disappointment for LGBTQ+ People Spring from List of Synod Participants
The participants’ list for the Synod’s next assembly causes both hope and disappointment for New Ways Ministry as we work for LGBTQ+ inclusion. This news commits us to continue working to ensure LGBTQ+ people will be heard in the church’s synodal process. Read More
Three More Bishops Seek Change in Church Teachings on Homosexuality
Three more bishops have expressed a desire for the church to reconsider the language of disorder in church teachings on homosexuality. Read More