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Cancelling Pittsburgh’s Pride Mass Legitimizes Anti-LGBTQ+ Behavior, Says Theologian

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LGBTQ+ advocates in Pittsburgh are criticizing the cancellation of a Pride Mass that was requested by the bishop, though some of the advocates say this moment presents an opportunity, too. Read More

Creighton U. Theologians Condemn Archdiocese of Omaha’s Trans-Negative Policy

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Two theologians at a Nebraska Catholic university have strongly condemned the Archdiocese of Omaha’s new trans-negative policy on gender and sexuality. Read More

100+ Theologians Support New Ways Ministry’s Pledge to Bless Same-Gender Couples

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Catholic theologians are speaking out about why they support New Ways Ministry's pledge to bless same-gender couples, signed by more than 3,000 Catholics since it was launched in response to the Vatican's ban on such blessings. Read More

Theologians’ Call for Listening Offers Renewed Advent Hope, Writes Transgender Catholic

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"Advent has a way of renewing my hope, something I very much need as a Catholic trans man. This year’s saving grace was an article by theologians Michael G. Lawler and Todd A. Salzman." Read More

Theologians Call on Church to Abandon Resistance to Transgender, Intersex People

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Two well-known U.S. Catholic theologians have called on the church to abandon its ill-informed discrimination against transgender and intersex people, and to choose instead to imitate Christ by welcoming and affirming them. Read More

Theologians Contrast Approach to LGBTQ Rights Between Pope Francis and U.S. Bishops

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Two Catholic theologians have asserted that Pope Francis’ endorsement of same-gender civil unions should be heeded by the U.S. Catholic bishops because their pastoral approach to the LGBTQ community compared to Pope Francis’ approach are worlds apart.  Read More

The Groaning In My Soul

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The current situation has taught me that true faith and hope are the assurance that God’s loving hand is ultimately going to bring us where we should go . . . Read More

On Holy Family Sunday, A Father’s Plea to Church Leaders

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On this feast day of The Holy Family, I want to shout to our Church leaders to review the viability of Church teaching when it comes to same-sex activity, to own at least partial responsibility for the hate and ignorance and pain that my son and countless others have had to overcome, and to examine whether this teaching is enhancing souls and is consistent with Jesus’ message of love and inclusiveness. Read More

On Bishops’ Decrees Against Gay Catholics’ Funerals, the Real Scandal Is Discrimination

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Two U.S. bishops' decrees that would deny funerals to Catholics in same-gender marriages were worried such celebrations would cause public scandal. But theologians Todd A. Salzman and Michael G. Lawler argued in the National Catholic Reporter that the real scandal is the decrees themselves. Read More

Theologians: Catholics Have “Civil Rights Imperative” to Seek LGBT Protections

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Two theologians from Creighton University have called for Catholics to support LGBT non-discrimination protections in a... Read More