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Key Synod Official Endorses Queer Blessings; And More Updates

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A top cardinal who plays a central role in the Synod has voiced his support for Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration allowing blessings for same-gender couples. Today's post features that news and other developments related to blessings. 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

LGBTQ+ Advocates and Church Reformers React Positively to Synod’s Latest Document

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LGBTQ+ advocates' reactions to the Vatican's latest working document for the Synod on Synodality have been largely positive and hopeful. Today's post includes some of those reactions, as well as insightful remarks from one LGBTQ-positive cardinal. Read More

Three More Bishops Seek Change in Church Teachings on Homosexuality

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

Pope Francis Names LGBTQ-Positive Members to Council of Cardinals

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Pope Francis has appointed several new members to his Council of Cardinals who have LGBTQ-positive records, elevating the members to be among the pope's closest advisors. Read More

Church Teaching on Homosexuality Has “Shaky Foundations,” Says Leading Catholic Journal

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"It is problematic – if not contradictory – to stand up for the dignity of a gay person of either sex while deploring what it is about them that defines them as gay, namely their desire for intimate personal relationships with others of the same sex." Read More

LGBTQ+ Topics Are Central to Most Popular Catholic News Stories of 2022

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LGBTQ+ issues are certainly front and center of the church's agenda, making news and headlines daily. Read More

Key Cardinal Robustly Condemns Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People

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A high-ranking cardinal has spoken against discrimination, including that which targets queer people, and said the question of blessing LGBTQ+ couples has not been definitively decided. Read More

Top Cardinal Retracts Previous Call for Revision of Church Teaching on Homosexuality

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A top cardinal has seemingly walked back comments made earlier this year which indicated he supported a re-assessment of church teaching on homosexuality. Read More

Cardinal Seeks Vatican Correction of Bishops Open to Changing Homosexuality Teachings

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A once-leading cardinal has called for the Vatican to correct two fellow prelates who have expressed support for changing church teaching regarding homosexuality. Read More