CAMPUS CHRONICLES: IgnatianQ Again Gathers Jesuit Students for LGBTQ Solidarity–And Other Campus News
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Fr. James Martin, LGBT Groups, Others React to Pope Francis’ “The Joy of Love”
/0 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorYesterday’s release of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family whose title translates as The... Read More
Will U.S. Bishops Finally Affirm Pope Francis' Agenda This Week?
/2 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorU.S. bishops will gather for their fall plenary next week, the outcomes of which will clearly indicate whether they are finally ready to affirm Pope Francis' agenda or pursue more of the same. Either way, decisions made in Baltimore will impact LGBT Catholic issues in this country for the next several years. So what is at stake? Read More
After Synod on the Family, Catholic Church Faced with Choice on LGBT Issues
/13 Comments/in Marriage & Family /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorThe Synod on the Family is over and Catholics await Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on family life derived from the bishops' deliberations, curious whether it will mirror the Final Report or deviate away towards a much hoped for, more merciful approach. Read More
LGBT Advocates, Vatican Observers React to Synod on the Family's Final Report
/5 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, New Ways Ministry /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorNow that the Synod on the Family is concluded, much is already being written about an event The New York Times called the "most momentous, and contentious, meeting of bishops" since Vatican II. Below, Bondings 2.0 provides some early commentaries and reactions related to LGBT topics. Read More
Why Didn't the Synod Have a More Robust Discussion of LGBT Issues?
/11 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorBelow is the next installment of Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and... Read More
SYNOD 2015: Reading Tea Leaves As the End Approaches
/3 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorIn just a few days, the Synod on the Family will conclude after three weeks of deliberations. What outcome or impact all of this will have in the church as the bishops depart Rome and return to their local churches is less apparent. Read More
Challenges of Reporting from the Synod: Homophobic Statements, Leaked Documents, the Rumor Mill, and How to Keep Up With It All
/15 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Pope Francis /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorBelow is the next installment of Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and... Read More
"Fortnight for Freedom" Fails to Rouse Catholics to Oppose LGBT Equality
/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorFor the fourth year in a row, the U.S. Catholic Bishops declared a “Fortnight for... Read More
Final Installment of Catholic Responses to Supreme Court Marriage Equality Ruling
/3 Comments/in Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorHere’s what (we hope) is the final installment of immediate Catholic reactions to the Supreme... Read More
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