Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Archives

Sr. Jeannine Gramick Writes About Providential Encounter with Benedict XVI

January 7, 2023/7 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

As Benedict XVI was laid to rest this week, Sr. Jeannine Gramick again recounted her chance encounter with the former pope, then serving as a top Curia official overseeing an investigation against her ministry. Read More

Advocates Reflect on Benedict XVI’s Largely Negative LGBTQ+ Impact

January 4, 2023/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

LGBTQ+ advocates have marked the death of Benedict XVI, the pope emeritus, with reflections about the impact he had—as a theologian and cardinal, as well as pope—on issues of gender and sexuality in the church. Read More

Benedict XVI in the Company of LGBTQ+ Saints

January 1, 2023/17 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

Since hearing of his death, I’ve imagined Benedict XVI sitting in a heavenly classroom where his teachers are queer martyrs and saints. Read More

Sister Jeannine Gramick Feels “Gratitude and Joy” for 50 Years of LGBTQ Ministry

January 11, 2022/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Sister Jeannine Gramick, co-founder of New Ways Ministry, has shared about her experiences and hopes as she marks 50 years in LGBTQ ministry. Read More

The Good and the Bad of Pope Francis’ Support for Civil Unions

October 22, 2020/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching /by Lisa Fullam

Theologian Lisa Fullam writes, "Pope Francis’ recent statement supporting civil unions for lesbian and gay couples is, I think, good news and bad news." Read More

In New Book, Former Pope Benedict XVI Says Marriage Equality “Absurd,” Linked to Antichrist

May 8, 2020/5 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Politics & Human Rights, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Former Pope Benedict XVI has claimed that marriage equality would have been an "absurd" idea a century ago, but to deny it leads to a social excommunication today. He continued that equal marriage rights, alongside abortion and reproductive technologies are of the Antichrist. Read More