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Catechism’s Language of “Disordered” Could Change, Says Cardinal; More Synod News

October 27, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Synod on Synodality /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Tomorrow, the Synod on Synodality’s first General Assembly concludes. Bondings 2.0 has covered LGBTQ-related developments all month, but given how often gender and sexuality issues arose, we have not been able to post it all yet. This post is a rundown of those news and commentaries related to the Synod. Read More

Why I Have Mixed Feelings About the Synod’s “Letter to the People of God”

October 26, 2023/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Synod’s General Assembly released the first of two anticipated documents yesterday. The text signals that calls for an inclusive church have been heard, though offers few concrete proposals. Read More

Pope Francis Tells Global Network of Rainbow Catholics: “Go Forward!”

October 26, 2023/0 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Pope Francis told international LGBTQ+ advocates yesterday to "go forward," the latest in the pontiff's many positive gestures to queer Catholics during his weekly audiences. Read More

Are LGBTQ+ People’s Human Rights Being Promoted in the Synod?

October 23, 2023/8 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Synod on Synodality /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

How the Catholic Church approaches LGBTQ+ issues is not solely a pastoral concern. The church, and the Synod assembly, need to examine whether Catholics are abiding by our own teachings to stop anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. Read More

Synod Chaplain Hopes Story of Bisexual Woman’s Suicide Changed Participants

October 19, 2023/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A spiritual advisor to the Synod assembly said he "hoped it changed us," referring to a delegate's intervention about a bisexual youth who died by suicide. Read More

Just What Does ‘Homophobia Must Be Rejected’ Actually Mean?

October 18, 2023/9 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

If this assembly’s final synthesis can only come up with an agreement that all homophobia must be rejected, it must have a good definition of what the assembly means by homophobia. Read More

Gender and Sexuality Affect Every Person. The Synod Must Address This Reality.

October 14, 2023/3 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Higher Education, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Gender and sexuality must be taken up by the church universal in a more enlightened, substantive, dialogical way. The Synod assembly risks failure if it avoids full examinations of such core questions. Read More