Synod on Synodality Archives - Page 4 of 10

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

October 17, 2023/1 Comment/in Synod on Synodality /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

“. . . 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

October 16, 2023/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

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

Trans Inclusion Is Not Enough for True Synodality

October 15, 2023/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

Against this idea, some Catholics claim that those of us who are trans should find our identity in Christ over and against our other identities. Under this view, we should participate in synodality not on the basis of diversity as ‘trans people,’ but simply as ‘Catholics’. However, neither of these approaches properly contextualise transness. Read More

Gender and Sexuality Affect Every Person. The Synod Must Address This Reality.

October 14, 2023/3 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Higher Education, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Gender and sexuality must be taken up by the church universal in a more enlightened, substantive, dialogical way. The Synod assembly risks failure if it avoids full examinations of such core questions. Read More

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

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

Trans Inclusion Is Not Enough for True Synodality

Gender and Sexuality Affect Every Person. The Synod Must Address This Reality.

“All Agreed Homophobia Must Be Rejected,” Says Synod Official

The Samaritan Woman, LGBTQ+ People, and the Synod

Tempering Synod Expectations, Yet Expecting the Unexpected

Approaching the Synod from 30,000 Feet

Cardinal: God Will Provide Synod Direction on LGBTQ+ Issues

As the Synod Begins, The Walls Come Tumbling Down

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