Ireland's Catholics March Onward for LGBT Equality
Ireland has been a heavily Catholic nation historically, and Catholics have become more LGBT-supportive in recent years,... Read More
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LGBT Rainbows Are Appearing Over Ireland
In the very, very Catholic nation of Ireland, LGBT equality has been growing by leaps... Read More
Former President of Ireland Calls for Change in Church’s Teaching on Homosexuality
Former Irish President Mary McAleese Former president of Ireland, Mary McAleese, had strong words for... Read More
Marriage Equality Referendum Scheduled In Ireland: Where Will Catholics Stand?
Ireland’s government announced a nationwide referendum on marriage equality this past Tuesday, a sign of... Read More
Former President of Ireland Criticizes Vatican Stand on Homosexuality
Mary McAleese, a former president of the Republic of Ireland, has weighed in... Read More
Ireland's Priests Challenge Cardinal Dolan's Report on 'Gay-Friendly' Seminary in Rome
New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan has come under fire from a major association of priests... Read More
Ireland's Christmas Gift to New York's Couples
The nation of Ireland has a Christmas gift for lesbian/gay married couples in New York... Read More
North African Bishops Break from Peers, Affirm LGBTQ+ Blessings; And More News
Bishops in North Africa have endorsed "Fiducia Supplicans," the Vatican declaration on blessings, breaking from a African bishops' wider statement rejecting the declaration in harsh terms. Today's post features this story and other development in the debate over blessings same-gender couples and others in "irregular" situations. Read More
French Archbishop Will Bless Same-Gender Couples; More Positive Responses
Today's post highlights positive responses from around the world to the Vatican's declaration allowing blessings for same-gender couples. Read More
Catechism’s Language of “Disordered” Could Change, Says Cardinal; More Synod News
Tomorrow, the Synod on Synodality’s first General Assembly concludes. Bondings 2.0 has covered LGBTQ-related developments all month, but given how often gender and sexuality issues arose, we have not been able to post it all yet. This post is a rundown of those news and commentaries related to the Synod. Read More