Theology & Church Teaching Archives - Page 32 of 90

Sanctioning Priest Who Used Anti-Gay Slurs Is Like Nazism, Says Former CDF Head

August 16, 2021/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The former head of the Vatican's doctrinal office has said sanctions against a Polish theologian for using anti-gay slurs are similar to practices used in Nazi Germany. Read More

Catholic Leaders Praise New Ways Ministry Statement on LGBTQ Non-Discrimination

August 11, 2021/3 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

As Bondings 2.0 reported yesterday, more than 250 theologians, church leaders, writers, and scholars have endorsed a statement calling for Catholics to support LGBTQ non-discrimination protections. Read More

250+ Theologians, Church Leaders Endorse New Ways Ministry Non-Discrimination Statement

August 10, 2021/0 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

New Ways Ministry has released a theological statement supporting LGBTQ non-discrimination that was endorsed by more than 250 of the nation's leading Catholic theologians, church leaders, scholars, and writers. Read More

Fr. Bryan Massingale Calls for LGBTQ Inclusion in the Fight Against White Nationalism

August 9, 2021/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Last month, Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace movement, awarded its "Teacher of Peace" designation to Fr. Bryan Massingale, who had a message for Catholics about LGBTQ inclusion. Read More

Court Fines Polish Theologian for Referring to Gay Priests as “Cancerous Growth”

August 3, 2021/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Politics & Human Rights, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A court in Germany has fined a Catholic theologian in Poland for using derogatory language against gay people in a recent article series, a move that now has diplomatic implications. Read More

The Saga of Msgr. Jeffrey Burrill Is Not a Scandal. It’s a Tragedy.

July 28, 2021/11 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Rather than a scandal, this saga involving Msgr. Jeffrey Burrill is a tragedy. And the tragic element of it is not being addressed. Read More

“Hands-Off” Judicial Approach on LGBTQ Discrimination Offers Catholic Inflection Point

July 27, 2021/1 Comment/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Madeline Foley

The U.S. judicial system’s recent hands-off approach towards religious liberty could be an opportunity for churches to discern matters of inclusion and justice within their own communities, writes Patrick Hornbeck. Read More

Caribbean Archbishop Offers Partial Defense of Pride Month as a Social Justice Issue

July 24, 2021/1 Comment/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The archbishop of a Caribbean nation has called gender ideology “diabolical” because, he says, it goes against the “understanding of the human person." At the same time, he acknowledged the need to stop discrimination against LGBTQ people, especially in the Caribbean. Read More