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German Bishop Issues Written Commitment Not to Fire LGBTQ Church Workers

February 14, 2022/1 Comment/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A German bishop has issued a written commitment that church workers will not be fired because they are LGBTQ. Today's post includes this story and other updates from Germany. Read More

Germany’s Synodal Way Advances Documents Seeking Pro-LGBTQ Church Reforms

February 8, 2022/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Delegates of Germany's Synodal Way voted for three LGBTQ-positive texts last week, including calls for the church to bless LGBTQ couples and reconsider teachings on homosexuality. Read More

In Germany’s Synodal Way, Non-Binary Catholic and Bishop Split on Gendered Language

February 3, 2022/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Grace Doerfler

As Germany's Synodal Way again meets today, members are grappling with how the gender binary is effecting both the substance and the language involved in the process. Read More

ROUNDTABLE: Has Church Made a “Decisive Shift” on LGBTQ Issues? — Part II

February 2, 2022/1 Comment/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Healthcare, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Religious Liberty, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Bondings 2.0 asked ten leading voices in the LGBTQ Catholic world to respond to Christopher Lamb’s suggestion that the Catholic Church has made a decisive shift on LGBTQ issues. Today's post is Part II of their responses. Read More

ROUNDTABLE: Has Church Made a “Decisive Shift” on LGBTQ Issues? — Part I

February 1, 2022/5 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Healthcare, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Religious Liberty, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Bondings 2.0 asked ten leading voices in the LGBTQ Catholic world to respond to Christopher Lamb’s suggestion that the Catholic Church has made a decisive shift on LGBTQ issues. Today's post is Part I of their responses. Read More

This MLK Weekend, I Still Have Dreams

January 16, 2022/6 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Scriptural Reflections, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

"I want to warn against moving too quickly to see the deep parallels between King’s quest for racial justice and LGBTQ strivings for equal justice." Read More

Pope Reassigns Official Thought to Be Behind Vatican’s Blessing Ban

January 12, 2022/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A key Vatican official believed to be the person responsible for the Vatican ban on same-gender blessings last year has been reassigned by Pope Francis in a personnel change that could have wider significance. Read More

Does Pope Francis’ De-Emphasizing “Sins of the Flesh” Open a Door for LGBTQ Catholics?

January 3, 2022/3 Comments/in Employment Issues, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching /by Elise Dubravec

During a papal plan press conference on his return from a recent visit to Greece and Cyprus, Pope Francis stated that “sins of the flesh are not the most serious,” but the sin of hatred and pride raise greater concern. This statement has caught the attention of some Catholic leaders concerned with LGBTQ issues. Read More

Marquette Diocese’s New Policy Could Ban LGBTQ People from Sacraments and Ministry

December 10, 2021/11 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A new directive from the Diocese of Marquette seeks to greatly restrict LGBTQ people's participation in the life of the church, including possible bans on the sacraments and leadership positions. Read More

In New Book, Two German Bishops Seek Re-Evaluation of Church’s Sexuality Teachings

December 8, 2021/3 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching /by Elise Dubravec

Two bishops in Germany have contributed essays to a new book on Catholicism and LGBTQ issues, and in it they question the hierarchy’s traditional position on sexual morality. Read More