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NEWS NOTES: Transgender Jesus Play Banned, Celebrating Pride in Malta, and More

October 29, 2017/0 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Gender Identity, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Pride celebrations last month were particularly joyful in Malta where same-gender marriages had become legalized September 1, 2017. Other news items concern an adoption lawsuit involving Catholic Charities and a banned play about transgender Jesus. Read more... Read More

Transgender Teen Sues Catholic Hospital for Discrimination

October 20, 2017/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A transgender teen is suing a Catholic hospital for allegedly denying him a surgery as part of his transition. This case is but the latest example that church-affiliated healthcare systems will increasingly have to deal with trans issues, with the question now being how will the hospitals respond? Read More

Could the Church Deny Baptism to Transgender People?

October 10, 2017/5 Comments/in Gender Identity, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

As transgender visibility increases, so have the theological and pastoral conversations about gender identity. These questions include more theoretical concerns, such as how the church understands the human person, but also the practical concerns of daily life in the church. With so many different positions being taken, what is the church to do? Read More

Pope Francis Decries “Manipulation of Sexual Difference”

October 6, 2017/9 Comments/in New Ways Ministry, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The following text is a statement by Francis DeBernardo, Executive Director, New Ways Ministry, on... Read More

Catholic School Encourages Students to Use “Preferred Pronouns” of Classmates

October 5, 2017/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Students should use the "preferred pronouns" of other students who are not female, according to an all-girls Catholic school in England, in yet another step forward for Catholic education and LGBT issues. Marian Doyle, the school's headteacher, said in a letter to parents. . . Read More

NEWS NOTES: Transgender Jesus Play Banned, Celebrating Pride in Malta, and More

Transgender Teen Sues Catholic Hospital for Discrimination

Could the Church Deny Baptism to Transgender People?

Pope Francis Decries “Manipulation of Sexual Difference”

Catholic School Encourages Students to Use “Preferred Pronouns” of Classmates

Transgender Candidate in Virginia Discusses Catholic Background and Route 28

Gender Ideology, Transgender Reality: A Deacon Parent’s Perspective

Transgender Woman’s Ministry Continued Long After She Left Priesthood

Pope Francis Allows For Civil Unions for Lesbian and Gay Couples

Catholic School Welcomes Transgender Students Amid Tensions in Australia

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