Former Irish President Says Churches Are “Conduits for Homophobia”
The former president of Ireland has said that churches in that country, including the Catholic one, are “conduits for homophobia.”
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The former president of Ireland has said that churches in that country, including the Catholic one, are “conduits for homophobia.”
“The Church’s teaching on homosexuality is ignorant, it is unreconstructive in the life of science, it’s sad to say. It has never been looked at in the light of the new sciences and it’s not only a pity, it’s worse than that.”
Fr. James Martin, SJ, one of the leading popular voices for LGBT Catholic equality, presented a workshop at the annual conference of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) where he offered suggestion for making campuses welcoming for LGBT students and staff.
Pope Francis appointed a new leader for Philadelphia last week, naming Nelson Pérez as archbishop and ending the tenure of his caustic predecessor, Charles Chaput. While repairing the damage Chaput inflicted on LGBTQ Catholics and their communities will take time and intentionality, one simple step Pérez could take to promote goodwill is ending the archdiocese’s lawsuit against LGBTQ rights.
Fr. James Martin, SJ, has issued a response to a recent column by Philadelphia’s outgoing archbishop that criticized Martin for alleged ambiguities in his LGBTQ ministry.
A deacon with a transgender child has called for Catholics to work actively for non-discrimination protections that cover LGBTQ workers.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols sermonized about new definitions of “home” and “family” which embraced configurations beyond the heterosexual nuclear grouping.
To end 2018 on a positive note, we present to you the results of the Bondings 2.0’s readers poll of the Best Catholic LGBT News Events of 2018.