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The Synod assembly’s final report contains a number of passages that can be applied in positive ways to LGBTQ+ issues.
The synod is supposed to be a consultation of the whole church.
As the Synod on Synodality’s first General Assembly concludes this weekend, with its synthesis report expected later today, one participant offered final thoughts on whether and how church teaching on LGBTQ+ issues might change.
Today, the Synod General Assembly’s synthesis report will be released. But will the Synod on Synodality really bring significant change for LGBTQ Catholics?
Tomorrow, the Synod on Synodality’s first General Assembly concludes. Bondings 2.0 has covered LGBTQ-related developments all month, but given how often gender and sexuality issues arose, we have not been able to post it all yet. This post is a rundown of those news and commentaries related to the Synod.
The point of this grim litany is to suggest that the metaphors of “home” and “family” cannot be innocently invoked by a Church that seeks to welcome LGBTQ people.
The Synod’s General Assembly released the first of two anticipated documents yesterday. The text signals that calls for an inclusive church have been heard, though offers few concrete proposals.
Pope Francis told international LGBTQ+ advocates yesterday to “go forward,” the latest in the pontiff’s many positive gestures to queer Catholics during his weekly audiences.
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.
LGBTQ+ Catholics and supporters are celebrating a new set of guidelines that aims to treat LGBTQ+ individuals with “welcome, love, and respect.”