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How the Gender Binary Affects So Much of Catholic Thinking

November 11, 2016/10 Comments/in Gender Identity /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

So much of the discussion surrounding LGBT issues is in some ways part of a... Read More

One Person’s “Lobby” Is Another Person’s “Ministry”

July 2, 2016/10 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The idea that a “gay lobby” inside the Vatican was working as a pressure group... Read More

Was It Intellectually Possible for Pope Benedict to Support Marriage Equality?

November 26, 2013/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The recent marriage equality debate in Illinois produced a lot of important arguments, especially from... Read More

Remembering a More Positive Catholic Tradition Toward LGBT People

September 19, 2013/6 Comments/in Employment Issues, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A somewhat minor news item spoke volumes to me about the important history of a... Read More

Why Weren’t Bishops More Supportive of Pope’s Gay Priests Comment?

September 4, 2013/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Pope Francis’ July comments about gay priests–“Who am I to judge?”–continue to spark commentary from... Read More

Jesuit: Drop “Disorder” Language from Catholic Gay and Lesbian Discussions

August 22, 2013/7 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

In my over 20 years of Catholic LGBT ministry, there is nothing that has sparked... Read More

U.S. Bishops on Pope Francis’ Gay-Positive Comments–Part 1

August 13, 2013/11 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Many people have commented on Pope Francis’ gay-positive statements on his flight home from World... Read More

Catholic Reactions to Pope Francis’ Comments on Accepting Gay Priests

July 30, 2013/9 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Pope Francis’ comments on accepting gay priests has rocked the Catholic world, yet even progressive... Read More

Separating Civil and Sacramental Marriage–Part 1

July 20, 2013/12 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

It’s always curious to me when similar arguments appear in the writings of people whose... Read More

Sister Jeannine’s Debate with Bishop Thomas Paprocki on Marriage Equality

July 15, 2013/13 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Politics & Human Rights, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

At the end of May, New Ways Ministry’s Co-Founder Sister Jeannine Gramick participated in a... Read More