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Portland Archdiocese’s Anti-Transgender Policy Has Chilling Effect in Schools

December 20, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Phoebe Carstens

Students and families in Portland, Oregon’s Catholic high schools are fearing for the future of their education as they struggle to live with anti-transgender guidelines instituted earlier this year by the Archdiocese of Portland. Read More

After Cancelling LGBTQ+ Mass, Pittsburgh Diocese Holds Inclusion Liturgy; And More News

November 25, 2023/0 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

This fall, the Synod on Synodality’s October assembly dominated news coverage as perhaps the most significant Catholic event since Vatican II. As a result, some Catholic LGBTQ+ news did not make it onto Bondings 2.0—yet. Yesterday and today's posts feature stories and commentaries not yet covered, with links provided if you would like to learn more. Read More

Portland Archdiocese’s Gender Policy Seemingly Ignores Vatican II, Writes Theologian

June 30, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Andru Zodrow

Before the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon announced it was closing its Catholic schools office, possibly in response to backlash against its new gender identity policy, one theologian tackled the problems with document and its limited imagination. Read More

Archdiocese’s Failed Communication Raises LGBTQ+ Questions about Catholic Schools Decision

June 28, 2023/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A U.S. archdiocese that unexpectedly shuttered its Catholic schools office has said the closure was not related to an ongoing controversy about a gender identity policy issued earlier this year, but a lack of communication has left local Catholics with serious questions about links between the two. Read More