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Will There Be LGBTQ+ Progress at the Synod? Possibly Yes. And Possibly No.

Today, the Synod General Assembly's synthesis report will be released. But will the Synod on Synodality really bring significant change for LGBTQ Catholics? Read More

Catechism’s Language of “Disordered” Could Change, Says Cardinal; More Synod News

Tomorrow, the Synod on Synodality’s first General Assembly concludes. Bondings 2.0 has covered LGBTQ-related developments all month, but given how often gender and sexuality issues arose, we have not been able to post it all yet. This post is a rundown of those news and commentaries related to the Synod. Read More

Is the Church a “Family”?

The point of this grim litany is to suggest that the metaphors of “home” and “family” cannot be innocently invoked by a Church that seeks to welcome LGBTQ people. Read More

Why I Have Mixed Feelings About the Synod’s “Letter to the People of God”

The Synod’s General Assembly released the first of two anticipated documents yesterday. The text signals that calls for an inclusive church have been heard, though offers few concrete proposals. Read More

Are LGBTQ+ People’s Human Rights Being Promoted in the Synod?

How the Catholic Church approaches LGBTQ+ issues is not solely a pastoral concern. The church, and the Synod assembly, need to examine whether Catholics are abiding by our own teachings to stop anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. Read More

Imagining the Feminist and LGBTQ-Affirming Sacramentality of a Synodal Church

My image of a synodal church, however distant it may be, includes women preaching and ministering the Gospel during the blessing of LGBTQ marriage. Read More

Synod Chaplain Hopes Story of Bisexual Woman’s Suicide Changed Participants

A spiritual advisor to the Synod assembly said he "hoped it changed us," referring to a delegate's intervention about a bisexual youth who died by suicide. Read More

Just What Does ‘Homophobia Must Be Rejected’ Actually Mean?

If this assembly’s final synthesis can only come up with an agreement that all homophobia must be rejected, it must have a good definition of what the assembly means by homophobia. Read More

Pain Caused to LGBTQ+ People and Others Was Topic of Synod Briefing

“. . . It is important to know if there has been any discussion of acknowledging and responding to the past hurts, and not just to LGBTQ+ people, before this spirit of synodality had begun.” Read More

Diocese of Davenport’s New LGBTQ+ Guidelines Model Synodality in Action

The Diocese of Davenport's new guidelines on LGBTQ+ pastoral care are "strikingly positive," and could possibly "shift the trend of transgender-negative diocesan policies in the U.S.," contends Robert Shine, associate director of New Ways Ministry. Read More