It's a possibility--and it would be great! Read More
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The participants’ list for the Synod’s next assembly causes both hope and disappointment for New Ways Ministry as we work for LGBTQ+ inclusion. This news commits us to continue working to ensure LGBTQ+ people will be heard in the church’s synodal process. Read More
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The Vatican is expected to release today the list of participants for this October's assembly of the Synod in Rome, which for the first time will include about 70 non-bishop members consisting of clergy, religious, and lay people, including women, with full voting privileges. Read More
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The incoming head of the Vatican's doctrinal office has expressed an openness to blessings for LGBTQ+ couples, though reaffirmed such blessings should not be confused with the heteronormative understanding of marriage promoted by church leaders. Read More
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Some commentators think the opinion is a narrow, correct reading of the law. I disagree. I think everyone, including you, should join together in rejecting its reasoning. Read More
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A new report details U.S. Catholics' discontent with their church’s teachings on and treatment of LGBTQ+ people. According to the report, Catholics are more likely than other U.S. churchgoers to rate their church poorly in terms of welcoming LGBTQ+ people and discussing issues of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. Read More
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Pope Francis' latest curial appointment, the next head of Vatican's doctrinal office, is perhaps one of his most significant appointments yet—and, though not explicitly LGBTQ-related, signals further that a more robust, honest conversation on gender and sexuality issues in the church can happen. Read More
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For LGBTQ folks, living into one’s God-given sexual and gender identity comes with sacrifices. It’s not popular to admit this idea. Read More
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Several LGBTQ-related books and articles won awards at the annual Catholic Media Association (CMA) meeting earlier this month. Today's post features information about those awardees. Read More
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The LGBTQ+ community, people of faith, and the entire country have been greatly wounded by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the 303 Creative case which dangerously allows religious beliefs to be weaponized for discrimination. Read More
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