Pope Francis "Missed an Opportunity" on Papal Visit to Africa
LGBT advocates are saying Pope Francis missed an opportunity to preach tolerance and save LGBT... Read More
As Year of Mercy Begins, Cardinal Says Being Gay Is Not a Crime
/7 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorBeing gay should not be illegal. This is a top Indian prelate’s message as the nation’s legislators... Read More
Pope Francis Forgoes LGBT Human Rights During First Visit to Africa
/7 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorPope Francis’ visit to Kenya, Uganda, and the Central African Republic concluded yesterday without explicit remarks... Read More
LGBT Africans Ask Pope Francis to Preach Tolerance
/8 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorLGBT folks in Uganda and Kenya are asking Pope Francis to preach tolerance during his Apostolic Voyage to their nations beginning Wednesday. Read More
Fired Gay Priest: "The Church Needs a Stonewall.”
/9 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor"I can't follow Jesus from the closet," said Msgr. Krzysztof Charamsa, the former Vatican official fired after he publicly came out as gay in October, who added, "The church needs a Stonewall." Read More
In #PopeSpeakOut, Catholics Ask Pope Francis to Save LGBT Lives
/4 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editorin just over one week, Pope Francis will begin an Apostolic Visit to Uganda, Kenya, and Central African Republic where homosexuality is culturally disapproved and, in the first two, is illegal. New Ways Ministry is relaunching our #PopeSpeakOut campaign to encourage the pope to oppose publicly during his trip the criminalization of, discrimination towards, and violence against LGBT communities. Read More
U.S. Diplomat Criticizes Vatican Assertion that Western Aid Tied to Marriage Equality
/6 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorVisiting the Vatican earlier this week, a United States' diplomat tasked with LGBT human rights criticized the Vatican's assertion that Western governments tie foreign aid to marriage equality. These remarks come just weeks before Pope Francis journeys to Africa, including Uganda where anti-gay legislation resurfaced. Read More
LGBT Advocates, Vatican Observers React to Synod on the Family's Final Report
/5 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, New Ways Ministry /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorNow that the Synod on the Family is concluded, much is already being written about an event The New York Times called the "most momentous, and contentious, meeting of bishops" since Vatican II. Below, Bondings 2.0 provides some early commentaries and reactions related to LGBT topics. Read More
Vatican's Cardinal Turkson: 'Homosexuals Should Not Be Criminalized'
/5 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorBelow is the next installment of Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and... Read More
Cardinal Gracias to LGBT People: 'Church Embraces You, Wants You, Needs You'
/25 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorBelow is the next installment of Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and... Read More
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