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Diocese of Davenport’s New LGBTQ+ Guidelines Model Synodality in Action

October 16, 2023/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The Diocese of Davenport's new guidelines on LGBTQ+ pastoral care are "strikingly positive," and could possibly "shift the trend of transgender-negative diocesan policies in the U.S.," contends Robert Shine, associate director of New Ways Ministry. Read More

Davenport Diocese Releases Positive Framework for LGBTQ+ Pastoral Care

October 7, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Diocese of Davenport has released a new framework on LGBTQ+ pastoral care, specifically about gender identity issues, that charts a new direction for such policies in the U.S. Read More