On Orlando: Why Can’t Catholic Bishops Say ‘Gay’ ?
This past week, I have been in London, England, for New Ways Ministry connections, and... Read More
After Orlando, Archbishop Pledges to LGBT Communities: “I Stand With You”
/32 Comments/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorCatholic leaders were initially silent about the anti-LGBT prejudices undergirding the mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub... Read More
In Orlando’s Wake, Catholic Ministry Calls on Church Leaders to Condemn Anti-LGBT Violence
/21 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorThe following is a statement of Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, released on... Read More
Tell the U.S. Bishops to Build ‘A Church for Our Daughters’
/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorThree national Catholic organizations that advocate for LGBT equality were among the 30 church reform... Read More
U.S. Bishops’ Working Group May Dull “Amoris Laetitia” Impact
/12 Comments/in Hierarchy, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorArchbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia will head a working group tasked with “furthering the reception... Read More
Reconciliation Desperately Needed Between Spanish Cardinal and LGBT Community
/10 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorThe latest place where reconciliation between the Catholic hierarchy and the LGBT community is desperately... Read More
Of Church Firings, Catholic Columnist Asks: “Have you left no sense of decency?”
/11 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorIn calling the “outing” of LGBT church workers so that they will be fired a... Read More
Major German Catholic Gathering Offers Historic Welcome to LGBT Catholics
/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorLGBT organizations were welcomed for the first time to a major Catholic gathering in Germany,... Read More
Priest Leads Opposition to Queensland’s “Gay Panic” Defense
/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorA Catholic priest in Australia has been leading efforts to eliminate the “gay panic” defense in his... Read More
Continued Attacks Against Gay Ambassador Necessitate Pope Francis’ Intervention
/7 Comments/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorCatholic Church leaders’ attacks against gay U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic James “Wally” Brewster... Read More
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