Simplistic Darwinian reasoning would require the reproductive cycle to match longevity, insofar as animals normally have no reason to survive if they are unable to reproduce. Virtually all middle – age women menopause….(and are ) totally unable to reproduce. ………If…
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Chair of Quest (Gay / Lesbian Catholics) Meets Papal Advisor.
Last year, the chair of Quest, Ruby Almeida, had constructive meetings with Cardinal (then Archbishop) Vincent Nichols of Westminster, and separately, with Bishop Kieran Conry of Arundel & Brighton. This year, she went one step further, one rung higher in…
“Campaigning”: That Word, Again.
When representatives of the then Soho Masses Pastoral Council met with their counterparts representing the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster to negotiate the move of the Soho Masses from the Anglican parish of St Anne’s to the Catholic parish in Warwick…
Worldwide, 78% of Catholics Support Contraception.
It’s a myth that Catholic support for contraception is restricted to the wealth countries of North America and Western Europe. A global survey of self-identified Catholics in twelve countries (those with the largest Catholic populations) has found that overall, 78% of…
English Queer Catholics, Engaging With the Church
As part of the Catholic global consultation on marriage and family, LGBT Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council,(formerly known as the Soho Masses Pastoral Council) has made a submission to the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (read the full text at Mark Dowd’s…
Christmas Gift Suggestion: Give Yourself!
For the Christmas season, “Fortunate Families” have a valuable suggestion: Give yourself! “Fortunate Families” describe themselves as “a national organization of Catholic parents with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender children who support others like us to affirm, celebrate, and seek equality for…
Francis’ Silence on Sex: Requires “More Reflection and Study”?
One notable feature of “Evangelium Gaudium”, which I and others have already commented on, is that there is not a single reference to gay marriage, or to same - sex relationships, or to any other matter of sexual ethics. The…
“Messages in a Bottle” : Letters to the Pope (1), Kellie King
In writing about Pope Francis’ reply to the Kairos group of Italian gay Catholics who wrote to him in June, Francis DeBenardo title his post at Bondings 2.0, “Pope Francis’ Letter-Writing Revolution Requires Our Involvement“. He is absolutely right to do…
The Gay Catholic Quest for Dignity, Integrity.
For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. - Matt 18:20 That’s any two or three - including two or three gay and lesbian people. Catholic teaching on LGBT people is crystal clear: we…
After 40 Years, Entry into the Promised Land?
LGBT writers on affirmative readings of Scripture have frequently used the story of Exodus and the escape from Egypt as an analogy for our journey from bondage to freedom, just as African Americans had previously done (for example, in the…
