Whoopi Goldberg Thanks Pope on Behalf of Gay Friends; More Synod News

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During the Synod assembly this month, much of the focus is on what is happening in the hall where participants meet or what is said during the daily press briefings. There have been, however, a number of external happenings in Rome, too. Today’s post covers some of the LGBTQ-related events. Read More

Are LGBTQ+ People’s Human Rights Being Promoted in the Synod?

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How the Catholic Church approaches LGBTQ+ issues is not solely a pastoral concern. The church, and the Synod assembly, need to examine whether Catholics are abiding by our own teachings to stop anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. Read More

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

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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

Synod Chaplain Hopes Story of Bisexual Woman’s Suicide Changed Participants

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A spiritual advisor to the Synod assembly said he "hoped it changed us," referring to a delegate's intervention about a bisexual youth who died by suicide. Read More

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

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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

Pope Francis Receives Sr. Jeannine Gramick at Vatican

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In a moment once unimaginable, Sister Jeannine Gramick, SL, met with Pope Francis today at the Vatican. Read More

Pain Caused to LGBTQ+ People and Others Was Topic of Synod Briefing

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“. . . It is important to know if there has been any discussion of acknowledging and responding to the past hurts, and not just to LGBTQ+ people, before this spirit of synodality had begun.” Read More

Diocese of Davenport’s New LGBTQ+ Guidelines Model Synodality in Action

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The Diocese of Davenport's new guidelines on LGBTQ+ pastoral care are "strikingly positive," and could possibly "shift the trend of transgender-negative diocesan policies in the U.S.," contends Robert Shine, associate director of New Ways Ministry. Read More

Trans Inclusion Is Not Enough for True Synodality

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Against this idea, some Catholics claim that those of us who are trans should find our identity in Christ over and against our other identities. Under this view, we should participate in synodality not on the basis of diversity as ‘trans people,’ but simply as ‘Catholics’. However, neither of these approaches properly contextualise transness. Read More

Gender and Sexuality Affect Every Person. The Synod Must Address This Reality.

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Gender and sexuality must be taken up by the church universal in a more enlightened, substantive, dialogical way. The Synod assembly risks failure if it avoids full examinations of such core questions. Read More