Reporting From Rome on Rainbow Catholics Assembly and Synod on the Family
Saluti di Roma! Greetings from Rome! I am here in the Eternal City to observe... Read More
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What Mexican Catholics Can Teach Australia (and the World) When It Comes to Marriage
/7 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorIn Bonding 2.0's update on marriage equality's global progress as it relates to Catholics earlier this week, we reported Mexico's legalization of same-gender marriages and Australia's failure to do so. To many, it is a paradox that a highly Catholic nation would advance LGBT rights while the land of "No Worries" is stalled after more than a decade debating the issue. Read More
Marriage Equality Momentum Grows in Philippines, While Australia's Catholic PM Keeps Up Opposition
/7 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorMarriage equality's global progress is still limited, legal in only twenty-one nations so far, but historically Catholic areas keep advancing LGBT rights.
Below, Bondings 2.0 offers updates about several relevant developments in the Philippines, Australia, and elsewhere. Read More
Advice to Catholic Bishops: Follow Mormon Leaders' Example on Religious Freedom
/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorThe question of religious freedom has been a hot-button issue this past spring, fueled by... Read More
New Cardinals Have Mixed Records on LGBT Issues
/4 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorThe Vatican is busy this week, full of bishops gathered for a consistory and the creation of twenty new cardinals appointed by Pope Francis (along with a visit from New Ways Ministry's pilgrims). Today, Bondings 2.0 reviews what of all this might mean for LGBT issues in the church. Read More
What to Make of Pope Francis' Latest Comments on Marriage?
/22 Comments/in Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorUntil yesterday, I had wanted to write a hope-filled blog post about Pope Francis’ visit... Read More
Art Show on Queer Saints Plays with Depictions of Gender
/3 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorHow does gender inform understandings of Catholic saints? An art exhibit at the Pacific School of... Read More
How LGBT-Friendly Are the Appointees to the Synod on Marriage and Family?
/3 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorThe Extraordinary Synod on Marriage and the Family is less than one month away. The... Read More
Mexican Bishop Calls Homophobic People "Sick"
/3 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorIn an interview with El País newspaper, the outspoken bishop used some of his most powerful... Read More
Will US Bishops Stop Obsessing About Marriage At Last?
/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorThe National Catholic Reporter published an editorial last week firmly criticizing the American bishops’ ongoing involvement in... Read More
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