More than a Monologue

Check out the just-released website for a four-part conference called, More Than a Monologue: Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church.

The description:

More Than a Monologue: Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church is an unprecedented collaboration — 2 Roman Catholic universities and 2 non-denominational divinity schools are coming together to change the conversation about sexual diversity and the Catholic Church.

For too long, the conversation on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in the Roman Catholic Church has been only a monologue — the sole voice being heard is that of the institutional Catholic Church. We must engage in more than a monologue by having a 21st century conversation on sexual diversity, with new and different voices heard from.

This series will show the variety of viewpoints on issues of sexual diversity among Catholics. Each event has a unique focus, and as a whole they will lift up new voices that are rarely heard and raise awareness about the impact of church teachings and public stances of the lives of LGBT people. The goal is to encourage more vigorous, honest, and open debate about sexual diversity within and outside the Catholic Church.

Sponsored by Fairfield University, Fordham University, Yale Divinity School, and Union Theological Seminary, the series is sure to generate some interesting discussion, and probably a fair bit of controversy as well. Surely In All Things will cover the series deftly this fall.