Amid Conflicting Statements, Catholic Healthcare System Considers Granting Benefits to Same-Sex Couples
Conflicting statements have led to a growing controversy about whether the nation’s sixth largest Catholic healthcare... Read More
Top Advisor to Pope Francis Misses the Meaning of Mercy
/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorA top advisor to Pope Francis commented on church's pastoral response to homosexuality during a lecture on mercy, but Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga struck a notably less welcoming tone than fellow bishops who have spoken out in recent weeks. Read More
SYNOD 2015: Cardinal Marx's New Approach to Lesbian & Gay Relationships
/11 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorOne of the strongest pro-gay voices to emerge at the synod in October 2014 was... Read More
SYNOD 2015: Differing Expectations from High-Ranking Dominican Prelates
/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorAs preparations begin for the 2015 Synod on the Family, two high-ranking church leaders are offering their thoughts for what might happen next October. Read More
Pope Should Correct U.S. Bishops' "Ideological Colonization" of CCHD Grantees
/11 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorPope Francis is making headlines again with another blockbuster interview on a plane ride home... Read More
The Pope, the Archbishop, & the Lesbian: Hopes for the Philippines Encounter
/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorAs he journeys to the Philippines this week, Pope Francis will be met there by... Read More
Florida Bishop Says Church Should Respond to Marriage Equality with "Patience & Humility"
/6 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorAnother bishop, Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, has commented on the legalization of same-gender marriage... Read More
QUOTE TO NOTE: Cardinal Burke On What's Natural for Boys
/30 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorCardinal Raymond Burke, long known for his strongly negative views on LGBT issues, particularly marriage... Read More
Archbishop Warns Church Workers as Marriage Equality Comes to Florida
/18 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorMarriage equality is now law in Florida and Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami has wasted no time warning church workers they could lose their jobs for publicly supporting LGBT rights. Read More
Where Do You Find Hope for the Church in 2015?
/8 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorAs 2015 begins and Pope Francis announces new cardinals, Bondings 2.0 wonders what sources of hope Catholic LGBT advocates look to for the coming year. Read More
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