Fernández's comments at the conference seem designed to soften the condemnation of "gender theory" by acknowledging the reality of transgender people's lived experience. Read More
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As Pope Francis has shown previously with his appointment of new cardinals, being LGBTQ-positive no longer seems to preclude church leaders from taking up Vatican positions. Today's post highlights a few more appointments of inclusive prelates, including the papal preacher. Read More
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Today's post includes news about the first anniversary of Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández as the Vatican's doctrinal chief, a dispute over Catholic Charities and a pro-LGBT+ book, and more news. Read More
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The Vatican doctrinal office issued its latest intervention about LGBTQ+ issues yesterday, part of a larger document on human dignity in contemporary society that posited a highly transgender-negative approach. Read More
This is, on its face, a very good thing, but this declaration fails to live up to its claim to affirm and support the ”infinite dignity” of all people. Specifically, the document misunderstands and misrepresents both the scholarly and scientific work in the areas of sexuality and gender. Read More
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The new Vatican document, Dignitas Infinita, fails terribly by offering transgender and nonbinary people not infinite, but limited human dignity. While it lays out a wonderful rationale for why each human being, regardless of condition in life, must be respected, honored, and loved, it does not apply this principle to gender-diverse people. Read More
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Later today, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is holding a press conference to release its new document on human dignity, titled Dignitas Infinita. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fernandez-2.jpg?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1447670Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2024-04-08 01:00:512024-04-23 01:32:28Stay Tuned! Vatican to Release Document Addressing Gender Identity, Human Dignity
When the Vatican affirmed transgender people could be baptized in 2023, officials were doing so in response to one bishop's questions about LGBTQ+ people and the Sacraments. Since then, Brazilian newspaper El País profiled that bishop, the details about how the Vatican's instructions came about, and what the whole story might mean. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bishop-Jose-Negri.jpeg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1533800Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2024-03-23 07:11:282024-03-23 07:11:28The Bishop Behind the Vatican’s Transgender-Welcoming Document on Sacraments
The Vatican's doctrinal office has issued a clarification that bishops may not bar priests from blessing couples in "irregular" situations, including same-gender couples, that it allowed in its recent declaration, Fiducia supplicans. Read More
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