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LGBTQ+ Youth “Deserve So Much Better” from Church, Writes Catholic Sister

November 13, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Sarah Cassidy

Sr. Christine Schenk, CSJ, is currently grieving the loss of freedom for many LGBTQ+ students in Ohio. Read More

New Ways Ministry: Vatican’s Transgender Guidance Reflects Pope’s Pastoral Approach

November 9, 2023/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The Vatican’s affirmation that transgender people should be welcomed in the church’s sacramental life signals Pope Francis’ desire for a pastorally-focused approach to LGBTQ+ issues is taking hold. 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

Davenport Diocese Releases Positive Framework for LGBTQ+ Pastoral Care

October 7, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Diocese of Davenport has released a new framework on LGBTQ+ pastoral care, specifically about gender identity issues, that charts a new direction for such policies in the U.S. Read More

Cleveland Diocese’s New Gender Policy Is “Dangerous,” Say Catholic Protestors

September 21, 2023/5 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Ohio Catholics have strongly criticized a new restrictive diocesan gender policy which threatens to ban LGBTQ+ people and allies from participation in the church should they act in an "inappropriate or scandalous way." Read More

Catholic Theology Needs Greater Respect for Bodily Autonomy, Writes Therapist

September 18, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Sarah Cassidy

While Thompson knows that “Catholics are supposed to believe” in the gender binary of only male and female, she cannot support this understanding. For her, that binary has been used as a form of control, power, and suppression. Read More

Encounter with Transgender Migrant Shows Faith Is Not “A Fence to Keep Others Out”

September 14, 2023/0 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Writing at the intersection of LGBTQ+ and immigration issues, one queer Catholic shared an experience that helped her understand more fully that faith should never be "a fence to keep others out." Read More

Youth Patient Allegedly Denied Care by Catholic Medical Group Because She Is Transgender

September 7, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Healthcare, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A Catholic healthcare group has denied care to a young patient based on her gender identity with one doctor allegedly telling her mother, "We don't see transgendered patients in this clinic." Read More

Pope Emphasizes Creative Pastoral Accompaniment Instead of a Focus on Sexual Activity

August 29, 2023/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

It has become Pope Francis' custom to meet with the Jesuit community in areas to which he travels, and most often, these conversations are later published. The latest transcript from his trip to Portugal for World Youth Day was just published, and includes comments on LGBTQ+ people. Read More

The Diocese of Worcester’s New Gender Policy Is a Bit Too Familiar

August 24, 2023/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

My first clue was a misspelling of the Holy Father’s name (“Frances”), which appears in both policies. This error prompted me to take a closer look. Read More

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