The bishops' argument reduces a person’s health and flourishing to physiological function, ignoring the deep connections between mental, physical, and spiritual well-being, Read More
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"Confession of this God obliges us to an interpretation of the world and an ethos that respects the dignity of every human being as a creature of God—regardless of origin, gender, and social status…" Read More
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An author who writes science fiction/fantasy stories has said that the Vatican’s two most recent declarations on LGBTQ+ issues has called for a queering of the Catholic imaginary through curiosity and self-discovery. Read More
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As a queer Catholic who also lives with chronic illness, I’m pretty familiar with both the pursuit of healing and the pursuit of a cure. Read More
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LGBTQ+ Catholics are “the church’s future saints,” says Angela, a woman interviewed in a National Catholic Reporter article that featured the voices of queer Catholic women. Angela says of the LGBTQ+ faithful, “Every voice around them in the church and outside of the church tells them that they don't really belong ….[T]o be able to ignore that and stay focused on Christ is saintly, I think." Read More
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Here is another lesson from queer and trans people of faith, who remain faithful and hopeful despite disappointments, hurt, and rejection: we know that our God is not asleep, that our God is not indifferent to our suffering and our fear. Read More
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"The Sacrament of Same-Sex Marriage" gives much-needed crucial attention to the loving grace many queer couples already experience, as well as to the hope that this grace will be affirmed. Read More
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For one, the fight for queer liberation is fundamentally intertwined with the struggle for a free Palestine. Read More
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I am not so sure anymore whether the image of an incarnate God-the-Son who died on the cross can continue to give me and other queer people hope and comfort in a violent, anti-queer church and world. Read More
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In the German church's latest move for LGBTQ+ inclusion, the country's bishops' conference has appointed a prelate to lead queer pastoral care efforts. Read More
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