Gay CBS Journalist Alleges Discrimination By Louisiana Catholic School

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A journalist is calling for education leaders to have “courage” in their of support LGBTQ+ people after he went public about discrimination he faced at a Catholic school. Read More

Argentine Nun Endorses Marriage Equality in Church; And More News

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Regular readers of Bondings 2.0 will know that since December, the debate over Fiducia Supplicans and blessings for queer couples has dominated Catholic LGBTQ+ news—indeed, it is hard to keep up! Today's post plays a bit of catch up with positive stories from the last few months. Read More

Pope Francis: Condemning LGBTQ+ Blessings While Ignoring Real Injustice Is Hypocrisy

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In his latest remarks about blessing same-gender couples, Pope Francis criticized as hypocrites those faithful who seem to negatively obsess about LGBTQ+ people, while ignoring the world's real injustices. Today's post includes this news and more updates on the reception of Fiducia Supplicans that remains ongoing. Read More

Catholic Schools Week: Paving a Queer Way Forward for Ministerial Work

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Already, each of us paved our own separate ways through exclusionary sentiments and doctrine in the Church to get to that room.  Read More

Pope Says Most Catholics Will “Gradually” Accept LGBTQ+ Blessings; And More News

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As the debate over Fiducia Supplicans continues unabated in 2024, so, too, seem to be Pope Francis' interventions about the declaration, which allows blessings for same-gender couples. Today's post features news about the pope's remarks and other developments. Read More

Disrupting the “In Group”

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In their view, to be “chosen” means there must be some people who are left out. Full acceptance without discrimination seems to threaten their own inclusion. Read More

Pope Francis: “Moral Perfection” Not Required for Blessings; And More News

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Pope Francis has opined for the second time this year in defense of Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration allowing blessings for same-gender couples and others in "irregular" situations. Today's post features that news and other updates on reception of the declaration. Read More

After Criticism, Priest Defends Nativity Scene Depicting Jesus with Two Mothers

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An Italian priest has defended a Nativity scene depicting Jesus with two mothers after receiving criticism from right wing activists in the country, saying the scene was meant as a gesture of welcome. Read More

Fr. James Keenan: Church Needs a Theology Where Sexuality Is a Gift, Not Curse

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“The tradition on sexual ethics led us not to greatness but to negativity and minutiae,“ writes Fr. James Keenan, S.J. a leading Catholic ethicist. In National Catholic Reporter, Keenan traces the historical development of Catholic sexual ethics, showing how it has become increasingly restrictive and negative over time—an analysis with clear implications for LGBTQ+ issues. Read More

Sacred Heart U. Breaks Ground Hiring New Manager of LGBTQ+ Affairs

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A Catholic university in Connecticut joins a small but growing number of church-affiliated institutions who are establishing more resources, like student centers and staff, to support LGBTQ+ students. Read More