Ever since his election last year, Pope Francis has caught the popular imagination with his message of inclusion, mercy and hope. This has been particularly notable, for LBGT Catholics, beginning with the celebrated simple line, “Who am I to judge?”…
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Pope Francis’ Lesson for Queer Christians, in the Story of Emmaus
In the Gospel for the third Sunday of Easter, we read once again the familiar story of the Journey to Emmaus. What is less familiar, but of major importance for LGBT Christians, is the sequel - the journey FROM Emmaus,…
Eastside Catholic HS: Why Did Sr Mary Resign?
At Eastside Catholic High School, is it really appropriate to describe Sr Mary Tracy’s resignation as school president as a “Stunning Victory for Students” (as I did yesterday)? After all, the students have not yet achieved even their first goal,…
US Catholics Overwhelmingly Support Pope Francis
It’s been obvious for months that Pope Francis has captured the imagination of Catholics (and others), worldwide. For the US at least, we now have conclusive evidence that his overwhelming popular support is not some kind of mirage, invented by…
Francis’ Inclusive Apostolic Exhortation: “Rejoice in the Gospel”
To mark the feast of Christ the King, and concluding the Year of Faith that Benedict XVII launched a year ago, Pope Francis has released a major Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelium Gaudium - “The Joy of the Gospel”. This important document,…
Louis Cameli, “Catholic Teaching and Homosexuality” (Book Review)
When I originally read Michael Sean Winter’s enthusiastic review at National Catholic Reporter, I determined to read this “important book” for myself. I have just done so, and disagree fundamentally with his assessment. I read it at a sitting, within…
Will Synod’s “Respect for All Families” be LGBT inclusive?
There are intriguing suggestions emerging that the Extraordinary on the Family could introduce more sympathetic new norms for the pastoral approach to gay and lesbian couples in the Catholic Church. The lead - in paragraph to a report at Vatican Insider…
Pope Francis, on Why and How the Church Must Change
Ever since the moment that the America extended interview with Pope Francis was published on - line, I’ve been deluged with messages, news headlines and RSS feeds alerting me to it, mostly drawing attention to his observation that the Church…
“Who Are We To Judge?” (Video Series)
“Who Are We To Judge?” is a video series on the Ignatian Network Youtube YouTube channel, which explores where LGBT individuals fit within the Catholic Church. In the second in the series, a selection of openly gay Catholic men describe how not only does their Catholic faith help them to deal with their gay identity, but also the converse - being openly gay helps to strengthen their Catholic faith.
Earlier, the first in the series, two Jesuit priests discussed how it is that being gay is not in any way in conflict with the Catholic faith:
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…
