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Mother of Transgender Child Writes to Pope Francis: “Stop Putting Limits on God’s Love!”

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I humbly ask you, Pope Francis, and all Church leaders to re-examine Catholic doctrine about the LGBTQ+ community. We must stop putting limits on God’s love and divinity. Read More

Ignoring Vatican Ban, Bishops in Belgium Release Liturgy to Bless LGBTQ Couples

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The Flemish bishops have released a new liturgy to bless same-gender couples, citing Amoris Laetitia in doing so and defying directly the Vatican's 2021 ban on such liturgies. Read More

Gay Church Worker Who Resigned After Hate Crimes Speaks at Vatican Conference

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A gay church worker who resigned due to right wing hate crimes recently addressed a Vatican conference on the relationship between Amoris Laetitia and LGBTQ people. Read More

#OutInChurch Documentary Tops Viewing States in Germany; And More News

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Today's post includes news about the #OutInChurch documentary leading streaming views in Germany and other items. Read More

“Amoris Laetitia”: Church Thinking Needs to Move from the Abstract to the Particular

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How do these forms of LGBTQ erasure and dehumanization come to exist in a teaching document written within the last five years? Read More

Amoris Laetitia: A Beta Test for Synodality

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I see four lessons from AL that can prepare LGBTQ Catholics for the coming worldwide synodal process. Read More

Queerness Is Integral to Catholic Discussions of Family and Amoris Laetitia

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Queerness needs to be urgently centered and made visible as we listen and learn from the body of Christ. Read More

In Amoris Laetitia, An Eschatological Hope for LGBTQ Families

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The Church’s hierarchy needs an eschatologically oriented theology to reframe how LGBTQ+ Catholics as embodied and relational beings can anticipate the Reign of God through their discipleship Read More

In Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis Sows Seeds of Hope for Unhoused LGBTQ Youth

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Still, I believe that Francis has sown the seeds of theological renewal, which may yet bear hope for LGBTQ homeless youth. Read More

Fear and Grief: The Emotional Impact of Transition on Close Family Members

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In this post, I would like to enrich Amoris Laetitia’s chapter six ‘Some pastoral perspectives’ by considering transgender binary transitions (male to female and female to male) and intimate family responses to these situations.  Read More