Why Do LGBT People Feel the Catholic Church Hates Them?
Yesterday, May 17th, was the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. In Italy, at least... Read More
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a daily blog of Catholic LGBTQ news, opinion, and spirituality
‘Year of Lady Gaga,’ IDAHOT, & Other Events Show Catholic High Schools’ Progress
/5 Comments/in Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorCatholic colleges have long modeled LGBT acceptance for the wider Church, offering student organizations and offices tasked with... Read More
As Another Lesbian Church Employee Is Fired, Catholicism Continues to Diminish
/14 Comments/in Employment Issues, Marriage & Family, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorIn the same week that Catholics in Cincinnati are protesting new teacher contracts which prohibit employees... Read More
Italian Bishops' Conference Head Calls for Dialogue Without "Taboo"
/6 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorThe world synod on marriage and the family, scheduled at the Vatican in October 2014,... Read More
If You Can Teach, You Can Teach
/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Higher Education, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorIs the University of Notre Dame’s approach to inclusion instructive for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati... Read More
Cincinnati Teacher Forced Out for Loving Gay Son
/9 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorTensions in Cincinnati have been building since the Archdiocese released a new teaching contract which features an enhanced morality clause... Read More
On Persevering in Spite of Rejection: A Follow-Up Post
/13 Comments/in Employment Issues, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorAbout a week ago, Bondings 2.0 reported that Queering The Church blogger Terence Weldon had been dismissed from... Read More
Fortunate Families Founders Feted for Ministry to Catholic Parents of LGBT People
/2 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorHappy Mothers Day! When the history of the Catholic LGBT movement is written, a major... Read More
Documents Show Cleveland Diocesan Plan to Curtail Teachers' Rights
/5 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorCleveland, Ohio, is the latest diocese to announce new teacher contracts which contain an enhanced... Read More
Are Catholic Nations Friendlier for LGBT People?
/2 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Statistics /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorIs it possible that religious, and specifically Catholic, nations are more LGBT-friendly than others? Data from... Read More
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