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Synod Study Group Report on LGBTQ+ Issues Is Released; New Ways Ministry Responds
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (112+ words) In a novel move, appended to the report were testimonies by two LGBTQ+ people, in which they shared their journeys of self-acceptance, faith, and commitment to Catholicism. This report is evidence that LGBTQ+ voices and concerns had indeed been heard…...
Pope Leo's Remarks on Sexual Ethics Signal Another Way Is Possible
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (157+ words) Yesterday and today on Bondings 2. 0, two leading Catholic theologians analyze Pope Leo XIV's recent comments about church unity and about sexual morality, which he made in response to a question about blessing same-sex couples. Yesterday's analysis, on church unity, is…...
Mixed Blessing on Blessings?
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (441+ words) Today and tomorrow on Bondings 2. 0, two leading Catholic theologians analyze Pope Leo XIV's recent comments about church unity and about sexual morality, which he made in response to a question about blessing same-sex couples. Tomorrow's analysis, on sexual morality, will…...
"Church Unity" Should Not Be Used to Tolerate LGBTQ+ Discrimination
1+ week, 1+ day ago (326+ words) Today, we'll look at the opinion of Father Burkhard Hose, a German priest and theologian, who launched a petition among pastoral workers opposing the Vatican's 2021 statement forbidding blessings of same-gender couples, a directive which was eventually overturned by Fiducia Supplicans,…...
Listening to the Voice of the Shepherd
1+ week, 3+ day ago (440+ words) Today's reflection is from Fr. Paul Morrissey, D. Min. , an Augustinian friar priest who was one of the pioneers of gay ministry in the U. S. Catholic Church. He has authored many magazine articles and three books, including Why I Remain a Gay…...
German Bishop Calls for LGBTQ+ Equality Throughout the Church
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (340+ words) A German bishop known for strong statements for LGBTQ+ people has made his boldest declaration yet in support of the LGBTQ+ community, while at the same time condemning patriarchal structures in the church. "This [anti-LGBTQ+ and patriarchal] view of humanity…...
Colombian Cardinal Washes Feet of Trans Sex Workers
3+ week, 5+ day ago (228+ words) Cardinal Luis Jos" Rueda Aparicio According to a them. us, the cardinal, who was appointed by Francis, went to the Santa Fe neighborhood of the capital," a police-supervised "tolerance zone" for sex work to perform the ritual. The news article…...
Easter Sunday: The Empty Tomb and the Emptiness of Loss
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (303+ words) Today's reflection is from Xavier Montecel (he/him/his), an Assistant Professor of Catholic Theological and Social Ethics at St. Mary's University, Texas. His primary research investigates the relationship between liturgy and ethics. He has previously written for Bondings 2. 0 as…...
U. S. Priests Association Resurrects the Issue of Gay Priests
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (178+ words) A national organization of progressive Catholic priests who work to bring justice and renewal to the church have re-issued a 2023 statement in support of gay priests. The purpose of reissuing the statement is to continue to raise awareness of the…...
Can the Church Change on LGBTQ+ Issues? Why Should It?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (827+ words) Should the Church fear change? Werbick is Professor Emeritus of Fundamental Theology at the University of M'nster. His latest book is entitled "Kneeling Before the Spirit of the Age? How Christianity Is Changing. Change is not a danger to the…...