Is Vatican Investigation of Fr. Tony Flannery Repeating a Bygone Era? And Other News
Today's post features news about an editorial on the case of Fr. Tony Flannery, a new LGBTQ scholarship at Boston College, and more. Read More
The Readers Voted. Here Are The Worst Catholic LGBTQ News Events of 2020.
Thanks to Bondings 2.0 readers who responded to our annual poll, today we present a ranking of what are considered the ten worst Catholic LGBTQ news events of the past year. Read More
Love, Loss, and the Incarnation: Remembering Tony’s Funeral
During this Christmas season, many of us may be trying to wrap our hearts and minds around recent challenges and losses, especially those linked to the pandemic or the polarization in the U.S. The story of the birth of Jesus invites reflection on how God meets us not only in the high moments, the joys, but especially and precisely in messy, difficult realities. Read More
Pope’s Affirmation of “Right to Family” Can Help LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care
As Pope Francis has consistently emphasized, mercy encounters persons and their needs, not their moral infractions. When Catholic families and communities learn to see others with these eyes, new horizons in how we imagine the extent and diversity of our families may well unfold. Read More
LGBT Catholic Groups in Brazil Make Strides in Building Community and Connections
In the face of widespread homophobia and transphobia, LGBT Catholic groups in Brazil have been making strides to develop community and connection with the queer community, other Catholics, and each other. Read More
Bishop in U.K. Applauds Court Decision Limiting Treatments for Transgender Children
Senior Catholic officials in the United Kingdom have applauded a ruling from the nation’s highest court that says certain transgender children lack the legal competency to consent to medical treatments administered by a gender identity clinic. Read More
Guam Politician Barred from Being Confirmation Sponsor Over Same-Gender Relationship
The Lt. Governor of Guam has been prohibited from sponsoring his niece at confirmation due to his same-gender relationship. Read More
New Study: Nearly Half of LGBTQ Adults in U.S. Are Religious, Including Many Catholics
A new study by the Williams Institute found that nearly half of LGBT adults in the U.S. identify as religious, and they are represented in every demographic and geographical area in the country. Read More
German Archdiocese Censors Catholic Students After Criticism of Church Teachings on Sexuality
A German archdiocese has censored a Catholic student group after the group issued a document critical of church teachings about sexual morality, among other reform-related items. Read More
Theologians Call on Church to Abandon Resistance to Transgender, Intersex People
Two well-known U.S. Catholic theologians have called on the church to abandon its ill-informed discrimination against transgender and intersex people, and to choose instead to imitate Christ by welcoming and affirming them. Read More