Pakistani Catholics Defend Pope’s Call to Decriminalize Homosexuality

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In Pakistan, Catholic leaders have responded to criticism of Pope Francis’ statement that “being homosexual isn’t a crime.” Francis’ comment, made in a January interview with The Associated Press, has drawn ire from both the Christian minority and the Muslim majority in society. Read More

Students and Staff Protest Australian Catholic University’s Removal of Pride Flags

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Students and staff at the Australian Catholic University (ACU) are pushing back after the university directed librarians to remove rainbow Pride flags from public display on the institution's campuses. Read More

Irish Catholic Education Association Objects to Transgender Education in Schools

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An organization representing Catholic primary schools in Ireland recently spoke out against teaching students about transgender identities, claiming that it would “add to a growing psychological contagion amongst young and vulnerable children." Read More

Sr. Jeannine Gramick: Church Teaching on LGBTQ+ Issues Will “Inevitably Change”

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Sr. Jeannine Gramick, SL, co-founder of New Ways Ministry, has penned an essay reflecting on Pope Francis’ call for the decriminalization of homosexuality and her vision for the future of the church. Read More

Transgender Healthcare and the Catholic Moral Vision

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Even as the USCCB has chosen to follow a narrow tradition that inconsistently places the good of persons behind the functionality of their body parts, the moral tradition itself continues to offer many more expansive interpretive possibilities. Read More

Easter: God’s Glory Is Not Ego, But the Other

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An Easter message from Pope Francis. Read More

Holy Saturday: Letting Go, Letting God

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Holy Saturday: "Time to go/From all I am/To all I have/Not yet become."  Read More
"The Crucifixion of Rainbow Christ-Sophia" by Jeremy Whitner

Good Friday: All Who See Me Mock Me

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My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Read More

Do You Realize What I Have Done For You?

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Far too many individuals and groups of people, like LGBTQ+ folks, do not experience church as a place where that foundational Last Supper example that Jesus calls us to follow is practiced. Read More

Caribbean Church Leaders Affirm Pope Francis’ Call to Decriminalize Homosexuality

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Two Catholic leaders in the Caribbean have recently stated their agreement with Pope Francis’ declaration earlier this year that homosexuality is not a crime, though both leaders reiterated negative church teachings on sexual ethics. Read More