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Fr. James Keenan: Church Needs a Theology Where Sexuality Is a Gift, Not Curse

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“The tradition on sexual ethics led us not to greatness but to negativity and minutiae,“ writes Fr. James Keenan, S.J. a leading Catholic ethicist. In National Catholic Reporter, Keenan traces the historical development of Catholic sexual ethics, showing how it has become increasingly restrictive and negative over time—an analysis with clear implications for LGBTQ+ issues. Read More

LGBTQ+ Experience as an Ecclesiological Challenge

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Why would Pope Francis send such a mixed message on LGBTQ+ issues? To find an answer, we need to look at LGBTQ+ issues as not only an issue of moral theology or canon law, but also as an issue of ecclesiology. Read More

Catholic Magazine Asks Readers: “What Does ‘Queerness’ Mean to You?”

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A Catholic magazine is asking readers to complete a survey answering the question, “Is queer theology compatible with Catholicism?” Read More

Trans Inclusion Is Not Enough for True Synodality

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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

A Foundation for Future Hope

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The most important part of the responses released Monday for the future place of LGBTQ+ people in the Catholic Church doesn’t mention LGBTQ+ issues at all. Read More

Queerness Must Be “Essential Component of the Synodal Journey,” Argues Gay Theologian

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A gay theologian has argued that queerness and queer theology must be "an essential component of the synodal journey" ahead of the Synod on Synodality's first global assembly this October. Read More

Vatican Veto of LGBTQ-Positive Theologian’s Appointment Raises Serious Concerns

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The Vatican's has intervened to stop a theologian from becoming dean of an Italian seminary apparently over his views on sexuality, which include LGBTQ-positive writings. The debacle has raised concerns about academic freedom in the church and the relationship between the academy and the Roman Curia. Read More

Queer Theory and Theology Can Help Widen Church’s Understandings of God and Creation

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Catholic theologians are recognizing how queer theory and queer theology can provide understandings of both God and humanity beyond dualistic ideas about gender. Read More

In New Appointment, Pope Francis Criticizes “Immoral Methods” of Vatican Doctrine Office

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Pope Francis' latest curial appointment, the next head of Vatican's doctrinal office, is perhaps one of his most significant appointments yet—and, though not explicitly LGBTQ-related, signals further that a more robust, honest conversation on gender and sexuality issues in the church can happen. Read More

Portland Archdiocese’s Gender Policy Seemingly Ignores Vatican II, Writes Theologian

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Before the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon announced it was closing its Catholic schools office, possibly in response to backlash against its new gender identity policy, one theologian tackled the problems with document and its limited imagination. Read More