Cardinal Blase Cupich Archives

Synod Delegates Share Some of the Dynamics Around LGBTQ+ Discussions

November 3, 2023/1 Comment/in Synod on Synodality /by Brian Flanagan

"There were some very compelling testimonies on the part of people about that in terms of their families. That was not fully reflected in the document." Read More

How Catholics Celebrate Pride: Chicago’s Cardinal Cupich Honors 35 Years of AGLO Ministry

June 27, 2023/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago celebrated Mass to honor the 35th anniversary of the Archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach ministry (AGLO). Read More

Three More Bishops Seek Change in Church Teachings on Homosexuality

March 30, 2023/6 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Three more bishops have expressed a desire for the church to reconsider the language of disorder in church teachings on homosexuality. Read More

Papal Appointments of LGBTQ-Positive Bishops Is Evidence of Shift in Church

June 3, 2022/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Appointments by Pope Francis made this week continue enforcing the idea that winds in the church have shifted and being an LGBTQ-positive church leader is no longer a barrier to leadership. Read More

Cardinal Cupich, Elton John, and LGBTQ Catholics Comment on Vatican’s Blessings Ban

March 17, 2021/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A top U.S. cardinal, Elton John, and LGBTQ Catholics worldwide are all weighing in on the Vatican's recent ban on blessings for same-gender unions, often with negative appraisals about an action causing much harm. Read More

Was the Summit the Beginning of the End of Clericalism?

February 26, 2019/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A main theme at the summit was how the problem of clericalism has hampered the life of the Church and has been the main cause of the sex abuse crisis. Although clericalism had emerged as an important theme before the summit, it was amazing to see how many speakers condemned it as a significant problem that the hierarchy must work to eradicate. Read More

The Last Word on Gay Priests and Clergy Sexual Abuse?

February 25, 2019/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

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

Cupich: Data Clear that Homosexuality Not a Cause of Clergy Sexual Abuse

February 21, 2019/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A lead organizer for the Vatican's summit on clergy sexual abuse this week has said homosexuality is neither a cause of abuse nor a central problem in the priesthood. Read More

Press Briefing and Small Group Reports Bring Only Vague LGBT References

October 22, 2018/4 Comments/in Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

LGBT topics were discussed at the synod press briefing on Saturday, the same day that the third set of reports from the small group discussion groups were released which also contained some references to LGBT issues. Overall, it doesn't look like the synod has pushed the needle on LGBT issues very far. Read More

While Archbishop Blames Gay Priests for Abuse, Cardinal and Other Catholics Reject Such Theories

October 20, 2018/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A leading U.S. bishop has firmly rejected any suggestion that gay priests have been a cause of clergy sexual abuse, joining a growing number of other Catholics who have refused to let such homophobic narratives go unchecked. Read More

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