Catechism of the Catholic Church Archives

Theologian Challenges Catholic Hierarchy to Change Teaching on Gay Relationships

July 16, 2025/5 Comments/in Theology & Church Teaching /by Jeromiah Taylor

"In order to flourish, gay people must remain true to the kind of beings they are. It won't do to erect some standard of ‘nature’ that doesn't include people with homosexual inclinations." Read More

LGBTQ+ German Church Workers Write to Pope Francis Seeking Reforms to Catechism

May 4, 2023/1 Comment/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

LGBTQ+ church workers in Germany who wrote to Pope Francis proposing evolutions in church teaching have now released their letter publicly after receiving no response. Read More

Pope Francis Must “Embrace Conversion” for Full LGBTQ+ Equality, Writes Gay Catholic

April 29, 2023/2 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis /by Sarah Cassidy

In a piece for the National Catholic Reporter, a young gay Catholic has argued that although LGBTQ+ Catholics have received support from Pope Francis, the pontiff must be more radical to heal this harmed community. Read More

Paris Archbishop: Teachings on Homosexuality “Reflected an Era,” Need Review

December 17, 2022/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Paris' new archbishop recently gave an interview in which he acknowledged the church needed to reconsider its teachings on homosexuality, and pointed the way forward on how it may happen. Read More

Korean Translation of Book Highlights Difficulties of Church Language on LGBTQ Issues

July 14, 2021/0 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Beth Mueller Stewart

"Building a Bridge" by Jesuit Fr. James Martin has been translated into Korean, making it the first book for LGBTQ Catholics in Korea. Read More

Critics Allege Parent Used Homophobic Language at Catholic School Board Meeting

April 13, 2021/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Madeline Foley

There are new developments in an incident in which comments made at a Catholic school board meeting in Canada were homophobic, as the Archdiocese of Toronto has now weighed in on the the matter, claiming that the comments were in alignment with church teaching. Read More