ROME—While LGBTQ+ issues are off the the Synod General Assembly's agenda this month, that has not stopped discussions of them around the Vatican. Today's post features a few news items and commentaries from this week. Read More
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With the second General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality beginning next week, delegate Fr. James Martin, S.J., offered reflections on last year’s assembly and LGBTQ+ issues. Read More
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In the weeks since reports broke of Pope Francis using an anti-gay slur, a number of commentaries have tried to make sense of why a pope who has been LGBTQ-friendly, if imperfectly, would make such a retrograde statement. Today's post features some of those commentaries. Read More
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For a second time, Pope Francis has reportedly used an anti-gay term and warned about gay men in seminary during closed-door remarks to a room of clergy. Yet, he is also reported to have met with Fr. James Martin, SJ, and affirmed gay priests. Read More
Earlier this week, Bondings 2.0 reported on news Pope Francis had told a young gay Catholic to "go forward with your vocation" to priesthood and highlighted how some openly gay priests have responded. Today's post is a round up of other commentaries from writers, advocates, and Catholic faithful. Read More
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A week after news broke that Pope Francis used an anti-gay term, it is now reported the pope has replied sympathetically to a gay man's letter who described his experience of being rejected from seminary. Read More
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Today's post features more reactions to Dignitas Infinita, the Vatican declaration on human dignity released last Monday that sharply condemned "Gender Theory" and "Sex Change." Read More
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In the two weeks since the Synod on Synodality's first General Assembly ended, a flurry of reactions and commentaries have appeared, both about the meeting's final report and the larger process. Read More
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