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…
Tag Archive for Pope Francis
Married Priests: Up for Discussion!
Under Francis’ papacy, there have been increasing signs that the question of married priests could come under serious discussion. Now, Pope Francis has said it himself, publicly. Priest celibacy not a dogma - pope Pope Francis on Monday said he…
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,…
Pope Francis and Civil Unions: The Complete Text
As I thought, the post at Catholic News Service was not an English translation of the full text, but a synopsis of the key points. On civil unions though, it does include pretty well all that matters. What is left…
Pope Francis and Civil Unions
The MSNBC report on Pope Francis and civil unions that I’ve just published, states that a full English translation is available at Catholic News Service. I’m not sure if this is quite correct - it looks to me like a…
Has Pope Francis Signalled Support for Civil Unions?
Cardinal Bergoglio’s name is already included, as Archbishop of Buenos Aires, in the the growing list of senior bishops and cardinals who have expressed some form of support for same - sex civil unions, but it’s too soon to add…
Write the Pope! (Here’s the Address)
Catholic News Service has a report on the high volume of mail Pope Francis receives every week (You definitely got mail! What’s inside the papal postbox?), and the methods employed to deal with it. What I found particularly interesting, came…
“Superpope!”
CNA reports on a drawing of Pope Francis as superhero, that is said to have gone viral. Artist Mauro Pallotta revealed that his viral depiction of Pope Francis as a superhero was done to portray how the pontiff uses his…
Francis v Benedict: A Visual Analysis of Vocabulary
For much of 2013, the world has been enchanted with Pope Francis, and the dramatic difference in style to that of his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Style however is not substance, and a more complex question is, how does…
Welcome, CARDINAL Vincent Nichols!
It’s no surprise, but good to have it confirmed/ Vincent Nichols of Westminster is included among the new cardinals named today by Pope Francis, for inclusion in next month’s consistory. This appointment should be welcomed, by LGBT Catholics everywhere.
