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Gender Identity Should Be on Synod Agenda—And It Is Now, Writes Paul Elie

April 15, 2024/2 Comments/in Dignitas Infinita, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Criticism and commentary about Dignitas Infinita, the Vatican's transgender-negative declaration on human dignity, has continued steadily in the week since the document's release. Today's post features insights from Paul Elie, a senior fellow at Georgetown University, who published his criticisms in The New Yorker. Read More

In Wake of Vatican Ban, Reckoning with the Two Faces of Pope Francis on LGBTQ Issues

March 25, 2021/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

At the center of the dispute over the Vatican's recent ban on blessing same-gender couples has been Pope Francis' role. Bondings 2.0 published earlier this week on reports that the pope tried to distance himself from the ban in his Sunday Angelus address, but many people still continue to criticize the pope. When it comes to Francis, it seems there is no resolution yet on what some observers consider his two faces on LGBTQ issues. Read More

What Comes Next After Pope Francis’ Reiterated Support for Civil Unions?

November 2, 2020/0 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Just under two weeks ago, Pope Francis reiterated his support for civil unions that recognize same-gender couples. Many LGBTQ Catholics and advocates have given the pope at least partial credit for his remarks, but almost all agree more progress is needed. So what impact could Francis' support have in what comes next? Read More

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