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Catholic Restaurant Owners Deny Service to Engaged Lesbian Couple

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The Catholic owners of a Missouri restaurant denied service to a lesbian couple just weeks before the couple married. Read More

Advocates Gather for Global Forum on the State of LGBTQI Catholic Affairs

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LGBTQI advocates from around the world gathered in Chicago last week for the third assembly of the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics, a conference which ended with a daylong forum on the state of LGBTQI Catholic affairs. Read More

Brazilian Bishops Troubled by Court’s Criminalization of Homophobia, Transphobia

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Brazil's bishops have expressed concern about a high court's ruling that homophobia and transphobia should be criminalized as a crime equivalent to racism. Read More

Interfaith Leaders Denounce Bishop’s Anti-Transgender Comments; LGBTQ Youth Group Criticizes Pope Francis; and More

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Today's post features Catholic LGBTQ news updates, including an interfaith letter criticizing a transgender-negative bishop, an LGBTQ youth group's criticism of Pope Francis, and more. Read More

Catholics Must Stop Trump’s Misuse of Natural Law Theory Against LGBTQ Equality

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The Trump administration announced earlier this spring that it was launching an advisory board on human rights to be grounded in natural law. The natural law tradition has been used theologically by Catholics for centuries, often to the detriment of marginalized groups. How should Catholics respond to this move that could potentially imperil LGBTQ equality worldwide? Read More

Responding to Vatican’s Gender Document, Catholics Urge Church Leaders to Really Listen

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A Catholic sister who has worked with transgender people for two decades shared her thoughts on the Vatican's gender document released last month, one of many reactions about the controversial text still being published. Read More

Thousands of German Religious Educators Call for Rethinking of Church Teachings on Sexuality

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Ahead of the German church's upcoming synodal process, an organization representing thousands of religious educators in Germany has called for the Catholic Church to reconsider its teachings on sexual morality, more specifically on homosexuality. Read More

Hundreds Protest Archbishop’s Policy Behind Multiple LGBTQ Church Worker Firings

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Protests have continued in Indianapolis amid ongoing LGBTQ-related church employment disputes, but the archbishop is doubling down on the policies that have led to multiple firings so far. Read More

Bishop Offers Twitter Support for Pride as Month of Celebrations Ends

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Keeping up with all the Catholic-related Pride news and events this month has been a challenge. Bondings 2.0 has reported already on a number of items. Today's post compiles some additional news as Pride month ends. Read More

Bishop Says He Is Ready to Be a Martyr in Defending Conversion Therapy Practices

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A Spanish bishop under investigation for putting worshippers, including minors, through an allegedly illegal conversion therapy process has told Catholics they must be ready to be martyrs in defense of the church's freedom to offer such practices. Read More