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Are Trans Catholics Welcome in the Church? This May Not Be the Right Question.

December 11, 2023/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

Perhaps this Advent season is a time to listen and amplify the voices of those on the margins, to allow those trans Catholic voices crying out to be heard by the wider church. Read More

Trans Day of Remembrance: A Day for LGBTQ+ Catholics to Mourn, Pray—and Act

November 20, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Guest Contributor

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we pray for an end to anti-trans violence, and we take action to make our world safe for God’s transgender children. Read More

Catholics Resist Bay Area Bishops’ Letter Denying Transgender Identities

November 16, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Phoebe Carstens

Catholic parents and community members have strongly resisted a transgender-negative joint letter from two California bishops this fall. Read More

LGBTQ+ Youth “Deserve So Much Better” from Church, Writes Catholic Sister

November 13, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Sarah Cassidy

Sr. Christine Schenk, CSJ, is currently grieving the loss of freedom for many LGBTQ+ students in Ohio. Read More

Trans Inclusion Is Not Enough for True Synodality

October 15, 2023/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

Against this idea, some Catholics claim that those of us who are trans should find our identity in Christ over and against our other identities. Under this view, we should participate in synodality not on the basis of diversity as ‘trans people,’ but simply as ‘Catholics’. However, neither of these approaches properly contextualise transness. Read More

Davenport Diocese Releases Positive Framework for LGBTQ+ Pastoral Care

October 7, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Diocese of Davenport has released a new framework on LGBTQ+ pastoral care, specifically about gender identity issues, that charts a new direction for such policies in the U.S. Read More

Catholic Theology Needs Greater Respect for Bodily Autonomy, Writes Therapist

September 18, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Sarah Cassidy

While Thompson knows that “Catholics are supposed to believe” in the gender binary of only male and female, she cannot support this understanding. For her, that binary has been used as a form of control, power, and suppression. Read More

The Diocese of Worcester’s New Gender Policy Is a Bit Too Familiar

August 24, 2023/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

My first clue was a misspelling of the Holy Father’s name (“Frances”), which appears in both policies. This error prompted me to take a closer look. Read More

What Disability Theology Can Teach the Church About Transgender Identities

August 19, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Angela Howard-McParland

Catholics should not be strangers to the deep connection between body and soul, refusing a binary that suggests we are composed of two separated entities. As Catholics, embodiment is central to the human experience and to God’s participation in the world, so how we treat the bodies of ourselves and others matters deeply. Read More

Catholic Colleges in Minnesota Announce Joint Policy on Nonbinary Student Admissions

August 15, 2023/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Higher Education, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Two gender-segregated Catholic colleges have announced a new joint policy on nonbinary student admissions that recognizes and respects both the institutions' histories and young people's present realities. Read More

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