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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.
Three More Bishops Seek Change in Church Teachings on Homosexuality
Three more bishops have expressed a desire for the church to reconsider the language of disorder in church teachings on homosexuality.
District Court Rules Against Fired Church Worker Shelly Fitzgerald in Discrimination Case
A federal court has ruled for Archdiocese of Indianapolis and one of its Catholic high schools in a lawsuit filed by Shelly Fitzgerald, a former guidance counselor whose contract was not renewed because of her same-gender marriage.
Could the Sanctioning of Nativity School Have Been Handled Differently? | Part Two
The whole controversy about the Nativity School of Worcester and its inclusive flags might benefit from an examination of two theological concepts: potestas and auctoritas
New Louisville Archbishop with LGBTQ-Negative Record Says He Is Ready to Listen
The new archbishop of Louisville has expressed a willingness “to meet and to listen” to LGBTQ Catholics, but his record on LGBTQ issues has some advocates concerned.
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.
Canonical Resolution in LGBTQ Employment Dispute Could Have Major Implications
The Archdiocese of Indiana and a local Jesuit high school remain in a standoff in a canonical case after an Indiana court dismissed a civil suit against the archdiocese.
Court Dismisses Fired Gay Church Worker’s Discrimination Lawsuit for Unclear Reasons
An Indiana court has dismissed a fired church worker’s lawsuit against the archdiocese that pursued his termination over his same-gender marriage, though the reasons for the dismissal are unclear. Meanwhile, the discrimination lawsuits of two fire church workers in that archdiocese have been allowed to proceed.