gender-affirming care Archives

Doctor Appeals to Pope Francis: Support Transgender Healthcare, Stop Discrimination

October 24, 2024/4 Comments/in Dignitas Infinita, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

This week, Bondings 2.0 is publishing the personal testimonies of the transgender, intersex, and ally Catholics who met with Pope Francis last Saturday with the support of New Ways Ministry. Read More

In Audience with Pope, Transgender Catholic Says Gender-Affirming Care Is a Blessing

October 19, 2024/4 Comments/in Dignitas Infinita, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

This week, Bondings 2.0 is publishing the personal testimonies of the transgender, intersex, and ally Catholics who met with Pope Francis last Saturday with the support of New Ways Ministry. Read More

LGBTQ+ Advocates Criticize Right Wing Catholic Ad Targeting Kamala Harris

October 15, 2024/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, New Ways Ministry, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Jeromiah Taylor

A right wing Catholic political group has courted controversy with misleading advertisements about Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and transgender healthcare, according to the National Catholic Reporter. Read More

New Vatican Document Condemns Gender Transitions and Undefined “Gender Theory”

April 9, 2024/3 Comments/in Dignitas Infinita, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

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

As a Catholic Doctor, I Know Gender-Affirming Care Is Essential for Transgender Youth.

March 4, 2024/7 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Guest Contributor

Because I am a Catholic physician, I spent many hours discerning whether it was morally acceptable to treat transgender children. Read More

Catholic Sister Says Bishop Invoked Her Name in Misleading Way on Transgender Healthcare

July 19, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A Catholic sister long involved in transgender ministry has said a bishop made misleading claims about communication between them as the U.S. bishops discussed potentially ban gender-affirming care in Catholic hospitals. Read More

“The Scars Embody Liberation”: A Transgender Catholic’s Call for Self-Care

June 18, 2023/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Healthcare, Personal Stories, Scriptural Reflections /by Michael Sennett

Many LGBTQ+ Catholics and allies proclaimed the simple truth that gender-affirming care is self-care. Read More

USCCB Note on Gender Transitions “Could Have Been Written in the 1950s,” Writes Bioethicist

June 8, 2023/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Angela Howard-McParland

M. Therese Lysaught, a bioethicist and theologian, comprehensively dissected the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Doctrine's recent statement that seeks to stop Catholic healthcare institutions from providing gender-affirming care. Read More

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