Beyond Pope Francis: Georgetown U. Welcoming Trans Students
Pope Francis’ interview with America Magazine has captured Catholic, and global, attention since last Thursday, and…
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Pope Francis’ interview with America Magazine has captured Catholic, and global, attention since last Thursday, and…
Classes are underway at over two hundred Catholic colleges and universities in the US, and…
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October is Coming Out Month at Georgetown University. In addition to the full schedule of…
Criticism and commentary about Dignitas Infinita, the Vatican’s transgender-negative declaration on human dignity, has continued steadily in the week since the document’s release. Today’s post features insights from Paul Elie, a senior fellow at Georgetown University, who published his criticisms in The New Yorker.
But the church’s refusal to engage with the facts about transgender individuals also brings with it something else that concerns me greatly: a stunning lack of compassion.
“Queerness in the Catholic Church” is an invitation to engage, an opportunity to listen, and an example of how we can work toward building a community marked by desire, love, and blessedness.
“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.
Even as the USCCB has chosen to follow a narrow tradition that inconsistently places the good of persons behind the functionality of their body parts, the moral tradition itself continues to offer many more expansive interpretive possibilities.
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