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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.
Germany’s Synodal Way Now Considering Texts on Gender Diversity, LGBTQ+ Blessings
The fifth and final assembly of Germany’s Synodal Way begins today, and among the issues to be decided are two documents on LGBTQ+ issues. However, a last minute controversy is brewing with the bishop members which could imperil reform efforts.
German Diocese Issues Remarkably LGBTQ-Positive Guidelines for Sex Education
A German diocese has released new guidelines on sex education that are remarkably LGBTQ-positive, including an appreciation of diverse sexual identities and an opening blessing same-gender couples.
Catholic LGBTQ+ Advocates Respond Positively to Vatican’s New Synod Document
Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates have responded positively to the Vatican’s latest document on the Synod released last week, praising church officials for reflecting a real style of listening and humility in it.
Church’s Homosexuality Teaching Needs “Clear Adjustment,” Writes German Lay Leader
The head of Germany’s largest lay association has written that the church needs a “clear adjustment” in its teachings on homosexuality, coming the same week the Vatican issued further criticism of that nation’s Synodal Way process.
Still, The Arc in the Church Continues to Bend
“What are you, a masochist?” We in the Catholic LGBTQ community sometimes hear this question from well-meaning, non-Catholic friends, who wonder how we can remain in a Church that seems, in many ways, not to want us.
How Did the German Church Become the Leaders of Catholic LGBTQ Equality?
Over the past few years, members of the LGBTQ Catholic community around the globe have been watching how Germany’s church leaders, organizations, and laity are leading the way on progressive measures for LGBTQ equality. Inevitably, the question arises: “How is that happening there when in other places we still struggle?”
LGBTQ Church Workers in Germany Explain Why They Participate in #OutInChurch
LGBTQ church workers in Germany continue to explain their participation in #OutInChurch, an initiative in which 125 such workers publicly came out in a call for non-discrimination. Today’s post features two such workers, as well as other news updates from the German church.
German Vicars General Call for Immediate Protections for LGBTQ Church Workers
Vicars general from various German dioceses have sent a letter to the country’s episcopal conference asking for immediate protections for LGBTQ church workers as labor law reforms are worked out.