The Synod & LGBTQ+ People: What Happened?

Thursday, November 9, 2023 | 7:30 p.m. Eastern U.S. Time | On Zoom

The Synod on Synodality’s first General Assembly has concluded, yet the synodal process continues. Join New Ways Ministry for a 75-minute conversation about what happened at the assembly and how Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates can proceed in the Synod’s final year.

Francis DeBernardo, executive director, and Robert Shine, associate director, reported on the Synod assembly from Rome all month. They will speak briefly on how LGBTQ+ issues were addressed, including in the final synthesis report. There will then be time for small group conversations, as well as a question and answer period.

Pope Francis continues to invite everyone to participate in the Synod, especially if you have not done so previously. Come offer your thoughts on what “journeying together” means now. As LGBTQ+ and ally Catholics, have we been seen and heard by participants of the Synod assembly? What have we learned? How do we move forward? Do we dare hope?

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This webinar is part of New Ways Ministry’s “From the Margins to the Center: An Educational Series for LGBTQ+ Catholics & Allies about Engaging the Synod on Synodality.” For past presentations and more resources, click here.