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Archdiocese of New Orleans' Missing LGBT Webpage Mystery Is Partially Solved, But Questions Remain

July 20, 2015/6 Comments/in Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

In the Bondings 2.0 post on July 19, 2015, we described a communion denial near Baton Rouge,... Read More

A Divided Response to Transgender Persons at Georgetown's Campus

July 20, 2015/1 Comment/in Higher Education /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

One step forward, one step back. This is the two step experienced by the trans community at Georgetown University's campus as its affiliated hospital faces a discrimination complaint even as name changes become accessible to students. Read More

Another Gay Person Is Denied Communion at a Parent's Funeral

July 19, 2015/22 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

While religious conservatives are predicting that they will become victims of imagined dire violations against... Read More

Church 'Fully Supportive' of Trans People Who Transition, Says Top Official

July 18, 2015/12 Comments/in Gender Identity, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Transgender identities are not a doctrinal matter, says a top church official in England, adding the church would be fully supportive of individuals who decide to transition including Pope Francis. Read More

Kenyan Catholic Bishops Warn Obama: Stay Silent on LGBT Rights During Visit

July 17, 2015/5 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Keep silent on LGBT rights. This is the message Kenyan bishops have sent to President Barack Obama in the days before his planned July visit, a belief shared by their continental colleagues and a belief increasingly at odds with Pope Francis' vision for the church. Read More