Robert Mickens Archives - New Ways Ministry

Uruguayan Bishop Defends Blessing of LGBTQ+ Couple; And More Updates

March 20, 2024/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today's post presents more developments in the church's ongoing debate over and reception of Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration that allows blessings for couples in "irregular" situations, including LGBTQ+ couples. Read More

New Vatican Gender Document Is “Nothing More Than Putting Lipstick on a Pig,” Says Journalist

June 21, 2019/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Congregation for Catholic Education's document on gender, Male and Female He Created Them, has continued to generate commentary and criticism. Today's post highlights some of those reactions with links provided for further reading. Read More

Is There a Correlation Between Closeted Clerics and Sex Abuse Scandals?

August 9, 2018/7 Comments/in Hierarchy, Theology & Church Teaching /by Lizzie Sextro

In the aftermath of the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick following multiple accusations of sexual abuse, Robert Mickens, a veteran Vatican and church observer, reflected upon the connection between closeted gay priests and clerical abuse of power. Read More