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Malta’s Archbishop Celebrates Mass Marking 20 Years of Drachma LGBTI+ Ministry

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A key Vatican official has joined Maltese LGBTQ+ Catholics and allies to celebrate 20 years of inclusive ministry in the country, with the prelate telling attendees: "We accept each other as siblings; and we welcome each other as a precious gift." Read More

Jesus Would Eat with Drag Queens. Bishops Criticizing the Olympics Should Do So, Too.

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There is no Gospel account of Jesus’ attending a drag brunch. But I venture that if Jesus were alive today, he might have eaten overpriced eggs in a dive bar some morning among queer folks and friends. Read More

How Are Synod Assembly Participants on LGBTQ+ Issues? — Part II

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Yesterday, Bondings 2.0 announced New Ways Ministry's new resource that details what participants in the upcoming Synod assembly in October have said or done when it comes to LGBTQ+ issues. Today, a second batch of participants has been added to that resource. Read More

Archbishop Appeals to Parents: Accept Your LGBTQ Children as God Does

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Two European archbishops offered LGBTQ-positive remarks to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), which was marked this past Tuesday. Read More

LGBTQ Advocates Meet with Malta’s Bishops as Anti-Gay Priest Charged with Hate Crime

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The small island nation of Malta continues to be an outsized force for the Catholic LGBTQ movement. Two recent stories illustrate how Malta is advancing the conversation on LGBTQ people in the church. Read More

Pope Reassigns Official Thought to Be Behind Vatican’s Blessing Ban

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A key Vatican official believed to be the person responsible for the Vatican ban on same-gender blessings last year has been reassigned by Pope Francis in a personnel change that could have wider significance. Read More

Archbishop Warns Priest Who Suggested Being Gay Worse Than Demonic Possession

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A top church official in Malta instructed a priest to refrain from harmful remarks after the priest claimed being LGBTQ was worse than being possessed by the devil. Read More

“It Can’t Be Bad to Be Gay Because God Created It,” Says Archbishop’s Representative

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Catholics in Malta have sharply rejected claims by fellow Christians who support of "ex-gay" therapies, including one Church representative saying "it can't be bad to be gay because God created it" and a group of LGBT Catholics and their parents publishing a supportive open letter. Read More

The Last Word on Gay Priests and Clergy Sexual Abuse?

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'Heterosexuality or homosexuality is not the cause of pedophilia.' Read More

Who Else Thinks Gay Priests Are a Non-Issue in Abuse Crisis? You May Be Surprised at the Answer!

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Guess who thinks that gay priests are NOT responsible for the sex abuse crisis? Read More