Marcella Althaus-Reid, “Indecent Theologian” Theologian Marcella Althaus – Reid died February 20th 2009, after a theological journey that began with the study and practice of liberation theology in the slums of Argentina under the military junta, and ended as Professor…
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Catholic Theologians’ Discussion on Sexual Morality (Video)
From Catholic for Choice, an excellent 45 minute film on Catholics and Sexual Morality. Watch it at http://catholicsforchoice.org/secrethistory.asp “The Secret History of Sex, Choice and Catholics” features interviews with leading experts in the fields of theology, philosophy and ethics…
“Theologians’ Revolt” – International Edition
The Catholic Spring has gone global, with the publication of a notable “Jubilee Declaration on Church Authority”, sponsored by a range of top Catholic theologians, from countries on all continents. That the institutional Catholic Church is in a state of…
“Centre for the Study of Christianity and Sexuality”
For those who continue to think of homosexuality and Christianity as incompatible, this statement may come as a surprise, but is in fact one which is becoming accepted by a significant number of (heterosexual) people working in the field of…
Sex and Catholics 4: More Weaknesses in Natural Law
Natural Law: Part 4 More Holes and Weaknesses in Natural Law and the future for sexual love Part 1 dealt with the Natural Law. Part 2 considered the male and female perspectives of Natural Law and the Church’s teachings on…
Alison:Does “Objectively Disordered” Mean Anything At All?
In the CDF Hallowe’en Letter, possibly the most offensive and damaging element was the labelling of the homosexual orientation as “intrinsically disordered” – but just what does “disordered” in fact mean? Science has shown from mental health and from animal…
Bishops’ Double-Speak: Gay Ministry, Liturgy
I once heard a helpful observation by James Alison that in assessing statements by Pope Benedict on issues affecting gay men and lesbians, we need to consider not only what he said, and what he did not say, but also…
Theologians’ Revolt Deepening, Widening
When the German theologians last week released their declaration calling for far-reaching reform of the Catholic Church culture, structures and teaching on sexual morality, it had been signed by 143 leading theologians from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The publication of…
Theologians’ Revolt Exposes a Vatican Myth
When I quoted Charles Curran last week with his statement that “the majority” of moral theologians want to see some revisions to Catholic teaching on sexual ethics, I could not have anticipated how quickly I would be seeing some evidence…
Catholic Revolution Gaining Momentum: Germany, Ireland
German Theologians Call For Radical Reforms. Within hours of my post earlier today on the Catholic silent revolution, came news of a dramatic corroboration, with a solid band of German academic theologians in open revolt. In September this year, Pope…
