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At Synod, “Niche Issues” and “Fashionable Reforms” Criticized—And Championed

This week as the Synod on Synodality's General Assembly began, their were repeated exhortations from leaders and delegates not to get caught up in gender and sexuality debates, pejoratively described as "niche issues" and "fashionable reforms." But, for some participants these are precisely what the Assembly should tackle. Read More

Just What Does ‘Homophobia Must Be Rejected’ Actually Mean?

If this assembly’s final synthesis can only come up with an agreement that all homophobia must be rejected, it must have a good definition of what the assembly means by homophobia. Read More

Pain Caused to LGBTQ+ People and Others Was Topic of Synod Briefing

“. . . It is important to know if there has been any discussion of acknowledging and responding to the past hurts, and not just to LGBTQ+ people, before this spirit of synodality had begun.” Read More