1986 Letter Archives - New Ways Ministry

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Parish Life and the Halloween Letter at 40

Practically, the Halloween Letter formalized homophobia as church policy at least until Pope Francis’s papacy. Read More

How much of the notorious "Ratzinger Letter" is still being followed? Read More

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