Bondings 2.0

a daily blog of Catholic LGBTQ news, opinion, and spirituality

SYNOD: Same-Gender Couples Mentioned in Synod Talk, But Not In a Very Positive Way

October 7, 2014/6 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The issues of same-gender relationships made its debut at the Synod on Marriage and the... Read More

SYNOD: Bishop Geoffrey Robinson: Sexual Ethics Should Be Based on Jesus' Teaching

October 5, 2014/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Here in Rome, where church officials are preparing for the opening of the extraordinary synod... Read More

SYNOD: Sr. Jeannine Gramick Says Synod's Message Must Be "All Are Welcome"

October 3, 2014/0 Comments/in Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

This week, Bondings 2.0 has covered what a theologian, a bishop, and lay people anticipate from next... Read More

Praying for Synod and for New Ways Ministry's Presence in Rome and Portugal

September 28, 2014/1 Comment/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

One week from today, Pope Francis will open the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops to discuss the... Read More

How LGBT-Friendly Are the Appointees to the Synod on Marriage and Family?

September 11, 2014/3 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The Extraordinary Synod on Marriage and the Family is less than one month away. The... Read More

Ireland's Catholics March Onward for LGBT Equality

September 8, 2014/5 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Ireland has been a heavily Catholic nation historically, and Catholics have become more LGBT-supportive in recent years,... Read More

AIDS Conference: Anti-Gay Laws Harm Public Health; Catholic Support Still Essential

August 4, 2014/4 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Participants in the 20th International AIDS Conference, held in Australia in July, expressed concerns about... Read More

LGBT Advocates Will Explain 'Ways of Love' to Synod of Bishops

August 3, 2014/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

As you probably already know, in October this year, the Vatican will be hosting a... Read More

Ugandan Bishops Support Anti-Gay Law, While Others Call Pope to Condemn It

April 23, 2014/0 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, New Ways Ministry, Politics & Human Rights /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Over the past few weeks, news about Catholic reaction to Uganda’s newly-enacted anti-gay law has... Read More

QUOTE TO NOTE: Bishop Speaks Truthfully About Catholics & LGBT Families

December 17, 2013/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Bishop Michael Putney of Townsville, Australia has been preparing for next fall’s Synod of Bishops... Read More