Posts

Diocesan Survey Finds 86% of Catholics Seek Change in Church Teaching on Homosexuality

/1 Comment/in , , , , , /by
Listening sessions in an Irish diocese have found an overwhelmingly majority of Catholics there supporting changing the church's teachings on homosexuality, a finding that is "signs of life" according to one former priest and could enable a new future for the church. Read More

Former Irish President Condemns Courage International as “Machiavellian”

/1 Comment/in , , , , /by
Ireland’s former president, Mary McAleese, recently issued a round condemnation of the anti-gay Catholic organization, Courage International. McAleese called the group, which believes all LGBTQ identities stem from psychological disorders, “Machiavellian, dangerous, and deliberately specious.” Read More

The Best Catholic LGBT News Events of 2018

/1 Comment/in /by
To end 2018 on a positive note, we present to you the results of the Bondings 2.0's readers poll of the Best Catholic LGBT News Events of 2018. Read More

WMF Week Begins With Exciting LGBT Events and Powerful Words from Mary McAleese

/1 Comment/in , /by
On Monday, on the eve of the opening of the WMF, the Wijngaards Institute, a Catholic think tank based in London, launched their new research project, an interdisciplinary study of the church's teaching on LGBT issues.  Read More

On Eve of Dublin Pride, McAleese Calls Church Teaching on Gay People ‘Evil’

/6 Comments/in , , , /by
(New Ways Ministry’s response to this news is embedded in this post.  To read the... Read More

‘We Are Family’: Mary McAleese, Gay Son, and His Husband Will March in Dublin Pride Parade

/0 Comments/in /by
As preparations continue for August’s World Meeting of Families in Dublin, former Irish President and practicing Catholic Mary McAleese remains committed to showing her support for LGBTQ communities by marching in June 30th’s Pride parade in Ireland's capital. She will be in attendance with her  son, Justin McAleese, and his husband. Read More

Irish Officials Seek Inclusive World Meeting of Families, But Who Defines Inclusion?

/0 Comments/in , , /by
As preparations for the upcoming World Meeting of Families (WMF) press on, Irish officials continue to insist that the event be fully inclusive for all families, including LGBT ones. But a cardinal's remark shows the potential rupture between how inclusion is being understood. Read More

QUOTE TO NOTE: Cardinal Farrell’s Confusing Comment on Dialogue

/1 Comment/in , /by
The head of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life has finally spoken out as to why he was not allowing an international Catholic woman's conference to be hosted by the Vatican. Read More

Controversy at Irish Seminary Prompts Conversation on Gay Priests

/6 Comments/in , , , , /by
By Bob Shine, New Ways Ministry, October 13, 2016 This summer’s controversy at Ireland’s national seminary... Read More

Ireland Ends "Year of Equality" with LGBT Church Worker Protections

/5 Comments/in , /by
Ireland’s lawmakers ended the country’s “Year of Equality” by passing a bill that will ban discrimination... Read More