Synodal Path Archives - New Ways Ministry

New Ways Ministry Praises German Catholics’ Vote for Greater Transgender Inclusion

March 11, 2023/3 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The following is a statement from Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, on today’s historic vote about transgender and nonbinary inclusion in the German church. Read More

New Ways Ministry Praises German Church’s Unprecedented Vote for LGBTQ+ Blessings

March 10, 2023/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The following is a statement from Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, on today's historic vote in Germany seeking to bless LGBTQ+ couples. Read More

Germany’s Synodal Way Now Considering Texts on Gender Diversity, LGBTQ+ Blessings

March 9, 2023/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The fifth and final assembly of Germany's Synodal Way begins today, and among the issues to be decided are two documents on LGBTQ+ issues. However, a last minute controversy is brewing with the bishop members which could imperil reform efforts. Read More

Synodal Way: Pope Francis, Bishops Must Act to Affirm Transgender and Intersex People

September 16, 2022/4 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Yesterday, Bondings 2.0 reported on positive LGBTQ-related developments that occurred at the latest assembly of Germany's Synodal Way. Today's post looks more closely at one of the documents approved related to gender diversity. Read More

Synodal Way: Church Should No Longer List Same-Gender Sex as Sin Against Chastity

September 15, 2022/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

An assembly of Germany's Synodal Way passed several LGBTQ-affirming resolutions last weekend, though a main document calling for the church church to reconsider its sexual ethics failed to pass. In posts today and tomorrow, Bondings 2.0 will update readers on what happened and what it may mean. Read More

Church’s Homosexuality Teaching Needs “Clear Adjustment,” Writes German Lay Leader

July 27, 2022/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The head of Germany's largest lay association has written that the church needs a "clear adjustment" in its teachings on homosexuality, coming the same week the Vatican issued further criticism of that nation's Synodal Way process. Read More

Nonbinary Delegate to Germany’s Synodal Way Shares Hopes, Concerns About Process

May 10, 2022/1 Comment/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

It‘s a special kind of joy to be connected to other queer people in church in this way. For me, the visibility of other trans and nonbinary people especially gives me hope and renews my conviction that I‘m fighting for the right reasons. Read More

German Bishop Defends Synodal Way

April 27, 2022/7 Comments/in Hierarchy, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A top bishop in Germany is defending that country's Synodal Way after dozens of bishops published an open letter critical of the process, which has been quite LGBTQ-positive in draft documents. Read More

How Did the German Church Become the Leaders of Catholic LGBTQ Equality?

March 21, 2022/1 Comment/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Guest Contributor

Over the past few years, members of the LGBTQ Catholic community around the globe have been watching how Germany's church leaders, organizations, and laity are leading the way on progressive measures for LGBTQ equality. Inevitably, the question arises: "How is that happening there when in other places we still struggle?" Read More

Germany’s Synodal Way Advances Documents Seeking Pro-LGBTQ Church Reforms

February 8, 2022/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Delegates of Germany's Synodal Way voted for three LGBTQ-positive texts last week, including calls for the church to bless LGBTQ couples and reconsider teachings on homosexuality. Read More

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