U.S. Bishops Conference Seeks Limits on Protections for Transgender Patients
U.S. bishops joined religious and political groups in seeking to stop proposed non-discrimination guidelines designed to protect transgender patients from discrimination.
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U.S. bishops joined religious and political groups in seeking to stop proposed non-discrimination guidelines designed to protect transgender patients from discrimination.
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.
Today’s post includes news items about a bishop’s opposition to public school sex education, the new home of Dignity/Washington, and more.
A network of U.S. Catholic reform groups held a demonstration outside the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting to push back against attempts to deny Communion to pro-LGBTQ and pro-choice politicians.
A leading U.S. bishop has included in a wider call for social justice his support for LGBTQ couples receiving legal protections.
The head of the U.S. bishops’ conference has described contemporary social justice movements as “pseudo-religions,” potentially setting the tone for the bishops’ meeting later this month.
In a new survey conducted by America, a majority of U.S. Catholics said they believe priests should be able to bless same-gender couples, although responses to this issue were divided by a number of demographic variables.
A proposed document on eucharistic coherence–and the spirit behind it–being debated by the U.S. bishops today could create new problems for LGBTQ Catholics.
The National Catholic Reporter broke news this week that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) lobbied last year against legislation to fund a national suicide hotline because it would also fund LGBTQ-specific care, which is only the latest use of their political weight to stop pro-LGBTQ initiatives.
A top U.S. cardinal, Elton John, and LGBTQ Catholics worldwide are all weighing in on the Vatican’s recent ban on blessings for same-gender unions, often with negative appraisals about an action causing much harm.