Fr. Thomas Reese Archives - New Ways Ministry

Will LGBTQ+ Issues Even Make the Synod’s Agenda in October?

September 26, 2024/1 Comment/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

As the Synod on Synodality's second and final General Assembly begins this week, it is an open question whether LGBTQ+ issues will be part of the agenda. Today's post examines why that is and one commentator's thoughts on how they might come up anyway. Read More

Synod to Open with Penance for Sins, Including “Doctrine as Stones to Be Hurled”

September 24, 2024/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Throughout the October's assembly, Bondings 2.0 will be reporting live from Rome on LGBTQ+ developments and related news. Today's post begins that coverage with a few thoughts on how and where LGBTQ+ issues might emerge next month. Read More

Condemnation, Curiosity, and Comedy: More on the Pope and Gay Priests

June 7, 2024/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

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

Vatican Deprives Transgender People Means of Survival, Writes Theologian; More News

April 23, 2024/3 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

In the two weeks since Dignitas Infinita, the Vatican's declaration on human dignity that included negative sections on gender identity and transitions, was released, numerous commentaries about it have been published. Posts yesterday and today have featured some of these commentaries, more of which are included below. For all of Bondings 2.0’s coverage of the declaration and its reception, click here. Read More

Post-Synod Commentaries Reveal Fuller Story on LGBTQ+ Discussions

November 15, 2023/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

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

In Italy, Gay Priests Come Out via Letter Decrying Homophobia in the Church; And More News

July 22, 2023/0 Comments/in LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

When Bondings 2.0 first began in 2011, the hope was to find enough content to post once a day. Twelve years later, we consistently find ourselves with too much Catholic LGBTQ+ content! We have stuck to one post per day as a rule, but that at times means some news gets lost and never make it onto the blog. Today's post is a form of our "News Notes" series that features two of these older stories, which are still relevant and worth reading. Read More