For LGBT Rights, Is Pope Francis a Partisan or Not?

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Should the pope be political and/or partisan or not? Pope Francis’ trip to Mexico raised these questions after he... Read More

Italian Prime Minister Rebukes Cardinal Over Civil Unions Involvement

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Italy’s prime minister rebuked a Catholic cardinal for his involvement in the nation’s debate over civil unions, and suggested... Read More

Examining Pope Francis’ Apostolic Visit to Mexico Through a Pro-LGBT Lens

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Preceding Pope Francis’ visit to the Mexico-U.S. border on Wednesday, an outlet called Borderzine published... Read More

Examining the Two Faces of Pope Francis on LGBT Issues

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Today’s blog post is by guest blogger Vernon Smith (see bio below). There he goes... Read More

Lay Catholics in Italy Split on Civil Unions Question

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Yesterday, Bondings 2.0 explored how Pope Francis and the Italian hierarchy have engaged that nation’s present... Read More

Are Civil Unions Coming to Italy? Pope Francis & Bishops Hope Not

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Italy’s Parliament began debating civil unions for same-gender couples this week. Whatever the outcome of a... Read More

Taiwanese Catholic Candidate Endorses LGBT Rights–and Other Political News

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A Catholic vice presidential candidate in Taiwan’s upcoming elections this week offered a general endorsement of... Read More

Can Encounter Be a Way for Conservatives to Go Forward on LGBT Equality?

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Conservative Christians have lost the battle over marriage equality, said Religion Dispatches blogger Kaya Oakes... Read More

Bishop Paprocki Responds to Newspaper Letter on Communion Distribution

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Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, has implicitly critiqued the recent comments by Archbishop Blase... Read More