Catholic Leaders in India Hail Supreme Court’s Anti-Marriage Equality Ruling

Several Catholic leaders in India have hailed a judicial ruling that the nation's Parliament, not its courts, must decide whether to legalize marriage equality. Read More

What Gifts Could Church Gain By Welcoming Transgender Catholics, Asks Writer

In the National Catholic Reporter, transgender Catholic Maxwell Kuzma has written about what positive impact the Vatican's greater welcome to gender-expansive people could have. Read More

New Ways Ministry: Vatican’s Transgender Guidance Reflects Pope’s Pastoral Approach

The Vatican’s affirmation that transgender people should be welcomed in the church’s sacramental life signals Pope Francis’ desire for a pastorally-focused approach to LGBTQ+ issues is taking hold. Read More

U.S. Bishops’ New Mental Health Campaign Rings Hollow for LGBTQ+ People

This message of accompaniment and welcome rings hollow for members of the LGBTQ+ community whose mental health has been impacted by homophobic and transphobic church teaching and policies. Read More

New Ways Ministry: Synod Report Greatly Disappoints, But We Must Have Hope

In the Synod on Synodality’s first two years, Catholics worldwide expressed a strong desire for the church to engage positively with LGBTQ+ people. Today, the final report of the Synod’s first General Assembly disappoints by simply reaffirming the hierarchy’s status quo. Read More

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

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

Is the Church a “Family”?

The point of this grim litany is to suggest that the metaphors of “home” and “family” cannot be innocently invoked by a Church that seeks to welcome LGBTQ people. Read More

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

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

Imagining the Feminist and LGBTQ-Affirming Sacramentality of a Synodal Church

My image of a synodal church, however distant it may be, includes women preaching and ministering the Gospel during the blessing of LGBTQ marriage. Read More

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

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