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Jamie Manson Castigates Vatican for Harmful Language About Gay Priests

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Jamie Manson, a noted queer columnist for the National Catholic Reporter, has entered anew the debate over gay men in the priesthood (reinvigorated after Pope Francis' most recent comments on the issue) with a striking critique of the language and the ideas church leaders use against gay priests. Read More

After Papal Comment, Renewed Debate on Whether a “Gay Lobby” Exists in the Clergy

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Pope Francis' recent comment about gay priests has reinvigorated the back and forth about whether gay men should be ordained and what role such priests may or may not have played in the Church's sexual misconduct scandal. Read More

Catholics Show Gratitude, Solidarity for Gay Priests. Add Your Support Today!

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We are asking readers Bondings 2.0 readers and the entire faithful to sign a statement of solidarity and gratitude in support of gay priests. Read on for more information. Read More

Reactions Mixed to Pope Francis’ Recent Gay Priest Comments

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Reactions to Pope Francis' recent comments about gay priests were mixed, though generally negative given his aside that homosexuality has seemingly become "fashionable." Read More

On Gay Priests, Does Pope Francis Still Believe “Who Am I to Judge?”?

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Pope Francis has said that gay men in the priesthood is "something that worries me" and that homosexuality has become "fashionable" in some contexts, comments further complicating his already mixed record on LGBT issues. Read More

One Gay Priest’s Ups and Downs After Coming Out of the Closet

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Milwaukee Magazine has followed up with Fr. Gregory Greiten, the Wisconsin priest who came out as gay to his congregation last December, and has found that in addition to the resounding support his parishioners provided, he is also receiving some negative responses from church officials and conservative Catholic websites. Read More

The Dance of the Alive: A Priest’s Coming Out Story

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Today’s post is from guest blogger Father Steve Wolf, pastor of Immaculate Conception parish, Nashville,... Read More

Priest Comes Out, Only to Be Barred from Celebrating LGBT Welcome Mass

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Two Sundays ago, Bondings 2.0 reported on a homily given at a London-area Mass to welcome... Read More

New Ways Ministry: Gay Priest’s Revelation Is Big Step for Himself & the Church

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Statement of Francis DeBernardo, Executive Director, New Ways Ministry Monsignor Krzystof Charamsa’s announcement of his... Read More

Another Side to Chicago's Cardinal Francis George on LGBT Issues

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About 16 months before he died on April 17, 2015, Chicago’s conservative Cardinal Francis George... Read More