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Bishop John Stowe: Blessing LGBTQ+ Couples “Almost Signifies God’s Approval”

October 6, 2023/2 Comments/in Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Last Monday, the Vatican released a document from Pope Francis in which he expressed an openness to church blessings for same-gender couples. A number of Catholic leaders have responded positively, including Lexington's Bishop John Stowe. Read More

At Pre-Synod Retreat, Fr. Timothy Radcliffe Encourages Centering Gay People, Others on Margins

October 5, 2023/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The first global assembly for the Synod on Synodality is now underway after yesterday's opening Mass, and already LGBTQ+ issues have gained prominence. Today's post features news and commentaries from the past week, which also included a separate document from Pope Francis expressing openness to blessing same-gender couples. Read More

A Foundation for Future Hope

October 4, 2023/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Brian Flanagan

The most important part of the responses released Monday for the future place of LGBTQ+ people in the Catholic Church doesn’t mention LGBTQ+ issues at all. Read More

New Ways Ministry: Blessings Guidance ‘Significantly Advances’ Pope’s LGBTQ+ Affirmation

October 3, 2023/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Though the Vatican’s latest statement about same-gender couples does not provide a full-fledged, ringing endorsement of blessing their unions, the document significantly advances Pope Francis’ work to include and affirm LGBTQ+ people. Read More

Can Church Teaching Change? LGBTQ+ Advocates Say Yes

October 2, 2023/1 Comment/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Higher Education, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Religious Liberty, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Ariell Watson Simon

“Can the church change?” That question is the headline of a new article in U.S. Catholic. Author Don Clemmer attempts to answer this question, which is often asked by many LGBTQ+ Catholics longing to see the church embrace more inclusive teachings. Read More

Bondings 2.0 Heads to Rome for the Synod!

September 26, 2023/1 Comment/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Arts, Books & Culture, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Higher Education, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A week from today, Bondings 2.0 editor Francis DeBernardo and I will begin reporting live from Rome on the Synod on Synodality' first global assembly. Throughout this multi-year process, LGBTQ+ issues have been a recurring priority for the people of God. Read More

Catholic Theology Needs Greater Respect for Bodily Autonomy, Writes Therapist

September 18, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Sarah Cassidy

While Thompson knows that “Catholics are supposed to believe” in the gender binary of only male and female, she cannot support this understanding. For her, that binary has been used as a form of control, power, and suppression. Read More

Baltimore Archdiocese’s Plan for LGBTQ+ Ministry Has Limitations

September 5, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Given its title, one might assume Archbishop Lori's new document on LGBT ministry contains positive messages. There are, however, many conditions and limits, too. Read More

Berlin’s Archbishop Will Not Sanction Priests Who Bless LGBTQ+ Couples

September 4, 2023/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A German archbishop has said that while he will not perform blessings of LGBTQ+ couples, no priest or pastoral minister who does so will be sanctioned in his archdiocese, a position he roots in the teachings of Pope Francis. Read More

Pope Emphasizes Creative Pastoral Accompaniment Instead of a Focus on Sexual Activity

August 29, 2023/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

It has become Pope Francis' custom to meet with the Jesuit community in areas to which he travels, and most often, these conversations are later published. The latest transcript from his trip to Portugal for World Youth Day was just published, and includes comments on LGBTQ+ people. Read More