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2018 is rapidly coming to an end, and so Bondings 2.0 once again turns to our readers to ask them to select the best and worst Catholic LGBT news stories of the past year.
Bondings 2.0 turns seven years old this week. Whew! I’m pretty amazed that this project, which I thought would be a diversion from regular work, has developed into a diverse resource for news, information, opinions, spiritual reflection, and research. I’m always amazed to hear from people how important a place in their lives the blog posts have become
Fr. James Martin, SJ, has offered a “friendly response” to two bishops who recently criticized LGBT ministry as rejecting church doctrine and promoting atheism.
With the Synod on Youth now underway in Rome, Bondings 2.0 explores the LGBT records of a sampling of delegates from outside the U.S. The following bishops are just some of the 300-plus delegates participating in the Synod (a full list available here). It is unclear if and how LGBT issues will be addressed, who might be the key bishops involved in any discussion, and whether there will be positive outcomes.
A new book about Catholic women that includes chapters on LGBT issues was launched in Rome this week in anticipation of the Synod on Youth.
Georgia’s top bishop has reaffirmed his support for Fr. James Martin, SJ, and a local pastor at an LGBT-friendly parish after protestors spread misinformation about Martin’s talk and sought to have the pastor removed.
A public debate among some of Switzerland’s Catholic leaderss has emerged after one auxiliary bishop made a strong comment blaming gay priests for the clergy sexual abuse crisis.
How welcoming are welcoming parishes really?
Yesterday, Bondings 2.0 covered recent comments by several U.S. bishops that strove to link homosexuality with clergy sexual abuse. Today’s post offers commentaries from Catholics who either pushed back against such bishops or who have offered a more positive assessment about gay priests and the abuse crisis.