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On Following One’s Conscience–and Suffering the Consequences
Of the scores and scores of people I’ve met who have had to make a conscience decision that opposed dominant thought and practice, not one, no matter what the price, was ever sorry they did so.
Former Pope Benedict XVI Calls Marriage Equality a “Deformation of Conscience”
Former pope Benedict XVI sharply criticized marriage equality as the result of a “deformation of conscience” that is in “contradiction to all previously successive cultures of mankind.”
Blessing Same-Gender Couples Is Matter of Conscience for Priests, Says German Bishop
Ahead of planned blessings for same-gender couples on May 10th, a German bishop has said priests and pastoral ministers must follow their consciences on whether to participate. Another bishop in Germany, however, has expressed his concerns about the upcoming blessings action.
Gay Catholic Teacher Introduces LGBTQ Examination of Collective Conscience
When a gay Catholic school teacher explored the Sacrament of Reconciliation through the lens of his childhood, his spiritual reflection became a vehicle for reframing how heterosexual and cisgender privilege operates in hindrance of creating a more inclusive space for LGBTQ Catholics.
Navigating the Difficult Passage Between Conscience and Justice
Responses to the Supreme Court’s Masterpiece Cakeshop decision are generating a library’s worth of commentary,…
Catholic Officials Support Conscience Exemptions in Health Care, Causing Potential Harm to LGBT People
Following the announcement of a new division of the Department Health and Human Services Department that will likely harm LGBT patients, Catholic officials are unwilling to say LGBT patients will not face discrimination at church-affiliated hospitals.
Reviving the Role of Conscience in Catholic LGBT Discussions
“Deep within his conscience man discovers a law which he has not laid upon himself but which he must obey. Its voice, ever calling him to love and to do what is good and to avoid evil, sounds in his heart at the right moment. . . . For man has in his heart a law inscribed by God. . . . His conscience is man’s most secret core and his sanctuary. There he is alone with God whose voice echoes in his depths.”
NEWS NOTES: Gay Priest’s Coming Out Makes International Headlines, Survey Shows Catholics’ Support for Conscience, and More!
The story of a Wisconsin priest who came out as gay last month made international headlines, including coverage in The New York Times and in publications from Nigeria and England. For more Catholic LGBT updates, read today’s post.