Alumni Launch Crowdfunding Efforts for LGBTQ Diversity Work at Benet Academy

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Alumni and supporters of a Catholic school which fired, then re-hired a lesbian employee are raising funds for diversity efforts at the school, including demands for greater LGBTQ inclusion. Read More

German Vicars General Call for Immediate Protections for LGBTQ Church Workers

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Vicars general from various German dioceses have sent a letter to the country's episcopal conference asking for immediate protections for LGBTQ church workers as labor law reforms are worked out. Read More

Church Worker Faces Second Firing from Catholic Institution Over LGBTQ Marriage

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A church worker has been fired from a Catholic institution for the second time over his same-gender marriage. Read More

German Bishop Issues Written Commitment Not to Fire LGBTQ Church Workers

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A German bishop has issued a written commitment that church workers will not be fired because they are LGBTQ. Today's post includes this story and other updates from Germany. Read More

New Louisville Archbishop with LGBTQ-Negative Record Says He Is Ready to Listen

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The new archbishop of Louisville has expressed a willingness "to meet and to listen" to LGBTQ Catholics, but his record on LGBTQ issues has some advocates concerned. Read More

Ten Years Later, Will LGBTQ Advocate Fr. Tony Flannery Receive Justice at the Vatican?

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After ten years of being silenced by the Vatican, due in part for his support of marriage equality, Ireland’s Fr. Tony Flannery is calling for an independent review of the Vatican’s ruling. Read More

Germany’s Synodal Way Advances Documents Seeking Pro-LGBTQ Church Reforms

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Delegates of Germany's Synodal Way voted for three LGBTQ-positive texts last week, including calls for the church to bless LGBTQ couples and reconsider teachings on homosexuality. Read More

Leading Cardinal in Synod Seeks Change in Church Teachings on Homosexuality

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One of the Europe's top bishops has said the church must reassess its teaching on homosexuality while offering support for LGBTQ church workers. Read More

In Germany’s Synodal Way, Non-Binary Catholic and Bishop Split on Gendered Language

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As Germany's Synodal Way again meets today, members are grappling with how the gender binary is effecting both the substance and the language involved in the process. Read More

ROUNDTABLE: Has Church Made a “Decisive Shift” on LGBTQ Issues? — Part II

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Bondings 2.0 asked ten leading voices in the LGBTQ Catholic world to respond to Christopher Lamb’s suggestion that the Catholic Church has made a decisive shift on LGBTQ issues. Today's post is Part II of their responses. Read More