Same-Gender Blessings Archives

Global Advocates Welcome German LGBTQ+ Reforms, While Vatican Reiterates Concern

March 17, 2023/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Transgender, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

LGBTQ+ advocates worldwide have welcomed the German church's recent decisions to bless same-gender couples and to advance transgender inclusion in the church. Meanwhile, a top Vatican official reiterated his concerns about the process. Read More

The Results Are In: Here Is How Catholics Graded Pope Francis on LGBTQ+ Issues

March 13, 2023/0 Comments/in Amoris Laetitia, Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Higher Education, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching, Transgender /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today is the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election. What did you, the readers of Bondings 2.0, give Pope Francis as a grade on LGBTQ+ issues? Read More

New Ways Ministry Praises German Church’s Unprecedented Vote for LGBTQ+ Blessings

March 10, 2023/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The following is a statement from Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, on today's historic vote in Germany seeking to bless LGBTQ+ couples. Read More

Diocese Promotes Valentine’s Day Blessings with Photo of Queer Couple Kissing

February 18, 2023/1 Comment/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A German diocese has promoted blessings for couples, including same-gender ones, even posting a photo of two men kissing with the words "Love is everything." Read More

German Diocese Issues Remarkably LGBTQ-Positive Guidelines for Sex Education

January 24, 2023/5 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Transgender /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A German diocese has released new guidelines on sex education that are remarkably LGBTQ-positive, including an appreciation of diverse sexual identities and an opening blessing same-gender couples. Read More

“The Atmosphere Has Changed”: Belgium’s Bishops Discuss Queer Blessings at Vatican

January 13, 2023/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

In a few months, as the world marks the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis' election, there are certain to be many commentaries about what has and has not changed in the church this pontificate. For LGBTQ+ advocates, however, an indication of just how much progress has been attained happened late last year—and offers a prompt to keep pursuing equality in 2023. Read More

Global Advocates Welcome German LGBTQ+ Reforms, While Vatican Reiterates Concern

The Results Are In: Here Is How Catholics Graded Pope Francis on LGBTQ+ Issues

New Ways Ministry Praises German Church’s Unprecedented Vote for LGBTQ+ Blessings

Diocese Promotes Valentine’s Day Blessings with Photo of Queer Couple Kissing

German Diocese Issues Remarkably LGBTQ-Positive Guidelines for Sex Education

“The Atmosphere Has Changed”: Belgium’s Bishops Discuss Queer Blessings at Vatican

Key Cardinal Robustly Condemns Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People

Italian Priest Suspended from Ministry Over His Support for LGBTQ+ Relationships

Bishop Johan Bonny Says Blessing LGBTQ+ Couples Is “Aligned with Pope Francis”

Ignoring Vatican Ban, Bishops in Belgium Release Liturgy to Bless LGBTQ Couples