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In the Catholic Church, What’s Next When it Comes to “Gender Theory”?

March 22, 2018/5 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

When Pope Francis criticizes "gender theory" or "gender ideology," what does he mean? Where are such issues going in the Catholic Church? What will be needed to find a reconciling way forward? Read More

Are U.S. Youth’s LGBT-Positive Views Being Represented at Pre-Synod Meeting This Week?

March 21, 2018/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

This week in Rome, some 300 youth and young adults are meeting in advance of October's Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment. Included among the attendees are three people from the U.S., but given their backgrounds, will the overwhelmingly LGBT-positive views of U.S. Catholic young people be fairly represented? Read More

Cardinal’s Lack of Clarity Raises Questions About Gender Identity in Catholic Education

March 19, 2018/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Unclear comments by the United Kingdom's leading Catholic prelate have raised questions about just what he meant to say on the topic of gender identity in Catholic education. Read More

Irish Officials Seek Inclusive World Meeting of Families, But Who Defines Inclusion?

March 16, 2018/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

As preparations for the upcoming World Meeting of Families (WMF) press on, Irish officials continue to insist that the event be fully inclusive for all families, including LGBT ones. But a cardinal's remark shows the potential rupture between how inclusion is being understood. Read More

At Five Years, U.S. Catholics Give Pope Francis Mixed Reviews on LGBT Issues

March 15, 2018/8 Comments/in Hierarchy, Pope Francis, Statistics, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' election has been a moment of reflection for Catholics and for the world on the impact this revolutionary pope has had, and that includes on LGBT issues. Today's post highlights a few commentaries published around the anniversary. Read More

What’s Troubling About a Male Escort’s Revelations About Italian Priests

March 14, 2018/8 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Last week, a news story reported that the Archbishop of Naples, Italy, was sending the Vatican a 1,200-page dossier that had been assembled by a male escort. It purportedly identified 36 priests and 4 seminarians from throughout Italy as “actively gay” and who had communicated with the escort. This story was troublesome in several ways, but not because of alleged sexual improprieties. Read More

Homophobic Church “Not the Church of the Future,” Says Former Irish President Mary McAleese

March 10, 2018/2 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

To mark International Women's Day earlier this week, the group Voices of Faith held an event in Rome about women in the Catholic Church. Titled "Why Women Matter," the event featured two LGBT advocates, former Irish President Mary McAleese and lesbian Catholic Ssenfuka Joanita Warry. The event also prompted a civil exchange between McAleese and an Irish bishop. Read More