I felt loved, on so many levels. Now I can put my burden down, because I am not the only one carrying it. I am not alone anymore. Read More
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An LGBTQ+ pilgrimage for the Jubilee Year in 2025 may be reposted to the Vatican's event website after initially being posted and then removed this month. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cq5dam-thumbnail-cropped-1500-844.jpg?fit=1500%2C844&ssl=18441500Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2024-12-14 01:00:582024-12-13 15:33:16LGBTQ+ Pilgrimage Details Will Be Restored on Vatican Jubilee Website
As Pope Francis has shown previously with his appointment of new cardinals, being LGBTQ-positive no longer seems to preclude church leaders from taking up Vatican positions. Today's post highlights a few more appointments of inclusive prelates, including the papal preacher. Read More
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Participants in the Synod on Synodality's General Assembly are on retreat today to prepare spiritually for their deliberations, which formally begin this Wednesday. Throughout the month-long assembly, two spiritual assistants will guide them, one of whom recently made some LGBTQ-positive remarks. Read More
The Vatican has issued a statement about a drag performance during the Olympics' opening ceremonies more than a week after controversy initially broke out, joined by more bishops and political leaders expressing concern over the segment. Read More
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Since the Vatican released its transgender-negative declaration Dignitas Infinita in April, a steady stream of commentaries have been published by LGBTQ+ Catholics and allies critical of the document for its shortcomings. Most recently, one writer argued that, when it comes to trans and nonbinary, the church cannot just say "no." Today's post rounds up some of the commentaries not previously covered by Bondings 2.0. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tuchodignitas.webp?fit=1304%2C868&ssl=18681304Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2024-08-06 01:00:172024-08-05 15:21:08If “Gender Ideology” Is a No, What Can the Church Say Positively to Transgender Catholics?
Yesterday, the Vatican released the latest working document for the Synod on Synodality that will guide this October's second, and final, General Assembly. Though the document, known as the Instrumentum Laboris, contains no specific mention of LGBTQ+ issues, the vision it advocates and plans it sets forth could be greatly beneficial to realizing justice and equality in the church. Read More
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Today's post details a more extensive interview that nonbinary Catholic Mara Klein gave about the German church's synodal work, their place in the church, and how to advance LGBTQ+ reforms. Read More
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Pope Francis has apologized for using a homophobic slang word when speaking to Italy's bishops about whether gay men should be accepted to seminaries. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20220119T0845-POPE-AUDIENCE-JOSEPH-TENDERNESS-1515851.jpeg?fit=1821%2C1151&ssl=111511821Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2024-05-29 01:00:372024-05-28 16:21:07Pope Francis Apologizes for Using Anti-Gay Slur in Discussion of Seminary Formation
