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Archdiocese of Denver Brings Its LGBTQ+ Discrimination Case to the Supreme Court

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"If the archdiocese followed Pope Francis' pastoral approach that the church should welcome 'todos, todos, todos.' there should be no problem with accepting students of LGBTQ+ parents." Read More

Parents, Law Professors Speak Out Against Catholic Schools’ Anti-LGBTQ+ Lawsuit

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After a federal judge denied Catholic schools in Colorado the right to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, the schools having filed an appeal, prompting LGBTQ+ advocates and educators to become more outspoken. Read More

Colorado’s Bishops Issue Election Letter Insisting Catholics Vote Against LGBTQ+ Rights

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Colorado's bishops have issued a joint letter about ballot initiatives in the state that will be voted on in November 2024. Four of the five initiatives on which the bishops opined were about LGBTQ+ issues, including efforts to protect marriage equality. Read More

Federal Judge Denies Denver Archdiocese’s Request to Discriminate in School Funding

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A federal judge has ruled that Catholic preschools in Colorado may not discriminate against students and families on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Read More

Catholic Parents Ask Denver’s Archbishop Aquila to Drop Anti-LGBTQ+ Lawsuit

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"As lovers and supporters of the Catholic Church, we question the sustainability of the current path that the Archdiocese of Denver is on concerning LGBTQ+ issues." Read More

Denver Archdiocese Files Lawsuit Against Colorado’s Pre-K Program over LGBTQ+ Rules

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In a series of posts this week, Bondings 2.0 will cover some of the LGBTQ-focused court cases that involve Catholics. Today's post is about a new lawsuit involving the Archdiocese of Denver and non-discrimination protections. Read More

Conservative Catholic Group Spent $4 Million Seeking to Forcibly Out Gay Priests

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A report from The Washington Post has revealed that a conservative Catholic group invested millions of dollars to potentially out gay priests based on their personal data. Read More

Denver Archbishop Blames Transgender Equality for Declining Church Attendance

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A Colorado archbishop has suggested transgender people are responsible for declining church attendance just weeks after he suggested the church was unfairly blamed for heightened anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric that contributed to a mass shooting last year. Read More

Catholics Denied Communion in Denver for Supporting Fired Lesbian Church Worker

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Four women have claimed they were denied Communion for wearing rainbow masks in support of a lesbian church worker recently fired in the Archdiocese of Denver. Read More

Fired Lesbian Church Worker Says Archdiocese “Weaponized” Her Faith Against Her

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A Colorado elementary school teacher fired by the Archdiocese of Denver for being in a same-gender relationship has said that she feels the church “weaponized” her faith against her. Read More