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North African Bishops Break from Peers, Affirm LGBTQ+ Blessings; And More News

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Bishops in North Africa have endorsed "Fiducia Supplicans," the Vatican declaration on blessings, breaking from a African bishops' wider statement rejecting the declaration in harsh terms. Today's post features this story and other development in the debate over blessings same-gender couples and others in "irregular" situations. Read More

Vatican Letter Critical of Pro-LGBTQ+ German Catholics Escalates Tensions

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The conflict between German Catholics and the Vatican has reached a new low. The Vatican released a letter criticizing the German church, specifically about has and women's ordination, while one top bishop forcefully defended the German faithful's efforts. Read More

Vatican’s Ambassador to Germany Criticized for Anti-LGBTQ+ Homily; And More News

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For Catholic LGBTQ+ issues, there always seems to be news from German-speaking world, where pro-equality faithful have made tremendous inroads and controversies keep arising. Today's post highlights three news stories in recent months revealing that tension. Read More

Pope Francis Names Two Pastorally-Inclined Cardinals Open to LGBTQ+ Issues

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Pope Francis announced a new round of cardinals to be created at a consistory this September, one the new head of the Vatican's doctrinal office who is open to blessing queer couples and the other a Polish archbishop who seems more LGBTQ-positive than his country's episcopate at large. Read More

U.S. Bishops’ Advisory Council Seeks National Guidance on Gender Identity; And More News

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Today's post features news about the USCCB's National Advisory Council seeking gender guidance from the bishops, celebration of Dignity/New York's 50th anniversary, and more. Read More

Polish Priest Loses Appeal in Anti-Gay Hate Speech Trial, Ordered to Pay Fines

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A hate speech trial against two priests in Germany has ended after one of the priest's appeal failed and fines were issued in exchange for ending the case. Read More

Polish Diocese Apologizes for Inquiring about Abuse Survivor’s Sexual Orientation

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Poland's bishops have condemned one diocese's questioning of an abuse survivor's sexual orientation in legal filings. Elsewhere in the country, a court has acquitted fully the artists being tried for their depiction of Mary with a rainbow halo. Read More

Dutch Catholics Issue Letter Supporting Polish LGBTQ Activists Facing Criminal Trial

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As three Polish LGBTQ rights activists await trial, prominent Dutch priests, women religious, and lay leaders signed a letter to the public prosecutor calling the charges against the defendants “incomprehensible” and “downright shocking.” Read More

Sanctioning Priest Who Used Anti-Gay Slurs Is Like Nazism, Says Former CDF Head

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The former head of the Vatican's doctrinal office has said sanctions against a Polish theologian for using anti-gay slurs are similar to practices used in Nazi Germany. Read More

Court Fines Polish Theologian for Referring to Gay Priests as “Cancerous Growth”

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A court in Germany has fined a Catholic theologian in Poland for using derogatory language against gay people in a recent article series, a move that now has diplomatic implications. Read More