For All the Saints (Part Two)
A few days ago, Bondings 2.0 asked its readers: “If you could canonize any LGBTQ person or ally, living or dead, Catholic or not, fictional or real, who would it be, and why?” Here are more responses. Read More
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Catholics Can Help Stalled Acceptance Rates for LGBTQ People in U.S.–And in Our Church
Isn’t public opinion on LGBTQ people improving? The complicated answer holds some surprising lessons for... Read More
What’s Troubling About a Male Escort’s Revelations About Italian Priests
Last week, a news story reported that the Archbishop of Naples, Italy, was sending the Vatican a 1,200-page dossier that had been assembled by a male escort. It purportedly identified 36 priests and 4 seminarians from throughout Italy as “actively gay” and who had communicated with the escort. This story was troublesome in several ways, but not because of alleged sexual improprieties. Read More
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Today, Bondings 2.0 introduces a new look! Over the past several months, New Ways Ministry, the... Read More
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LGBT Welcome Center for World Youth Day in Poland
LGBT youth and their supporters will have a safe place to meet each other and... Read More
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New Film Explores Life of Pioneering Gay Catholic Theologian John McNeill
Taking a Chance on God, a new documentary on the life of pioneering Catholic gay... Read More