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The Diocese of Davenport has released a new framework on LGBTQ+ pastoral care, specifically about gender identity issues, that charts a new direction for such policies in the U.S.
If anyone worried that LGBTQ+ issues were going to get short shrift in synod discussions, that does not seem to be the case.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
An archbishop who will be a member of the Vatican’s upcoming Synod assembly has decried a Kenyan court’s ruling that an LGBTQ+ group may gain legal recognition.