Cardinal Joseph Tobin Archives

“All Agreed Homophobia Must Be Rejected,” Says Synod Official

October 12, 2023/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

This week, participants were included at the Vatican’s press briefings, and gender and sexuality issues have arisen several times at these events. Read More

How Are Synod Assembly Participants on LGBTQ+ Issues? — Part II

July 13, 2023/0 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

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

U.S. Bishops Vote for Process that Could End Gender-Affirming Care at Catholic Hospitals

June 22, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The U.S. bishops voted unanimously at their spring assembly last week to begin revisions of their medical guidelines that could lead to gender-affirming care being offered at Catholic hospitals. Read More

Report: Cardinal Tobin Asked by Vatican to Intervene in Indianapolis Church Worker Dispute

March 5, 2021/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Brian Kaufman

A leading U.S. cardinal has been asked by the Vatican to negotiate a canonical dispute between an archdiocese and a local Catholic high school. The dispute erupted after the archbishop removed the school's Catholic affiliation over its failure to comply with the archbishop's request for a married gay teacher to be fired. Read More

“All Agreed Homophobia Must Be Rejected,” Says Synod Official

How Are Synod Assembly Participants on LGBTQ+ Issues? — Part II

U.S. Bishops Vote for Process that Could End Gender-Affirming Care at Catholic Hospitals

Report: Cardinal Tobin Asked by Vatican to Intervene in Indianapolis Church Worker Dispute

Group of U.S. Bishops to LGBTQ Youth: ‘God Is On Your Side’

Cardinal Says Rethinking Human Sexuality Is Important Task for the Church

Catholic Network Shares Ideas About Developing LGBTQ Ministry

Top Cardinal Seeks Change in Church’s Language on Homosexuality He Calls “Very Unfortunate”

Firing of LGBT Church Workers a “Very Difficult Question,” Says Cardinal

Cardinal Tobin and Pope Francis on LGBTQ Issues: Half-Empty or Half-Full?

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