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Hope and Disappointment for LGBTQ+ People Spring from List of Synod Participants
The participants’ list for the Synod’s next assembly causes both hope and disappointment for New Ways Ministry as we work for LGBTQ+ inclusion. This news commits us to continue working to ensure LGBTQ+ people will be heard in the church’s synodal process.
U.S. Bishops Vote for Process that Could End Gender-Affirming Care at Catholic Hospitals
The U.S. bishops voted unanimously at their spring assembly last week to begin revisions of their medical guidelines that could lead to gender-affirming care being offered at Catholic hospitals.
U.S. Cardinal Calls for Removal of “Intrinsically Disordered” from Catechism
A U.S. cardinal has called for the language of “intrinsically disordered” to be removed from the catechism, following the publication of an article in which he sought a better, wider welcome for LGBTQ+ people in the church.
LGBTQ+ Topics Are Central to Most Popular Catholic News Stories of 2022
LGBTQ+ issues are certainly front and center of the church’s agenda, making news and headlines daily.
Review: “This Body I Wore” Can Move Imaginations to Love Transgender People
By focusing on one person, “This Body I Wore” brings readers into the middle of the messy, deeply human journey of someone whose perspectives about being trans they might more readily consider, and perhaps someone they could come to love.
Papal Appointments of LGBTQ-Positive Bishops Is Evidence of Shift in Church
Appointments by Pope Francis made this week continue enforcing the idea that winds in the church have shifted and being an LGBTQ-positive church leader is no longer a barrier to leadership.
Former Catholic Charities Head Denounces Bishops’ Defense of Adoption Discrimination
A former Catholic Charities head has denounced the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2021 ruling that allows religious adoption and foster care agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ client. The head also chastised the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) support of such discrimination.
Group of U.S. Bishops to LGBTQ Youth: ‘God Is On Your Side’
Several bishops in the U.S. have released a statement in defense of LGBTQ youth, telling the youth that “God loves you” and “God is on your side.”
U.S. Archbishop Says Pope Francis Named Transgender Rights as ‘Significant Issue’
A U.S. archbishop has claimed that during ad limina meetings, Pope Francis named the movement for transgender rights as a ‘significant issue’ of today alongside abortion.