Irish Arguments About Marriage Equality Go From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

For those of us in countries where the marriage equality debate has been ongoing for... Read More

Proposed Review of San Francisco Teachers' Handbook Brings Confusion

The Archdiocese of San Francisco has announced that its revisions to the high school teachers’ handbook... Read More

Students' Resistance to Archbishop Cordileone Exemplifies Best of Catholic Education

Bay Area Catholics and their allies are demanding justice after the Archdiocese of San Francisco's announcement of new morality clauses in teaching contracts last month that prohibit, among other items, public support of LGBT people. The following are several developments with Bondings 2.0's original coverage of the new clause available here. Read More

New Ways Ministry's LGBT Catholic Pilgrims Get VIP Seats at Papal Audience

In what is surely the most official welcome from Church officials that New Ways Ministry... Read More

Pope Francis' Homily to New Cardinals Echoes Themes Dear to LGBT People

While Pope Francis may not have spoken about LGBT themes in his Sunday homily to... Read More

New Cardinals Have Mixed Records on LGBT Issues

The 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

Pope's Influence Fails to Move Slovaks to Oppose Marriage & Adoption Equality

Even with the endorsement of Pope Francis, a referendum to ban same-gender marriage and adoption... Read More

What to Make of Cardinal Marx's Ambivalence Toward Gay & Lesbian Couples?

Readers of this blog may become tired over the next year of hearing about Munich’s... Read More

Catholic Justice Voices Decry New Morality Directives for High School Teachers

The San Francisco Archdiocese’s revised moral conduct code for its high school teachers has been... Read More

While Oakland Diocese Relaxes Teacher Contract, San Francisco Tightens Theirs

Two dioceses on either side of the San Francisco Bay have taken different approaches to... Read More