The Supreme Court ruled that the city of Philadelphia violated the Constitution by limiting its relationship with a Catholic foster care agency over the group’s refusal to certify same-sex couples as foster parents.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Film
In ‘Building A Bridge,’ Father James Martin extends a welcoming hand to L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics
A new documentary on the L.G.B.T.Q. ministry of James Martin, S.J., provides an engaging look at his work—and an eye-opening perspective on his opponents.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
The church has models of non-sexual same-sex love. Why don’t more gay Catholics know about them?
Biblical models like David and Jonathan, Ruth and Naomi, Jesus and all of the disciples—these are images not marital; they’re not sexual. They’re something else. There’s something beautiful, holy, open to everybody.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Podcast: The Devastating Effects of Conversion Therapy on LGBT Catholics
This week, Zac and Ashley talk with Eve Tushnet about her recent feature article for America magazine, “Conversion therapy is still happening in Catholic spaces—and its effects on L.G.B.T. people can be devastating”.
Posted inFaith, Features
Conversion therapy is still happening in Catholic spaces—and its effects on L.G.B.T. people can be devastating
Although only a small minority of L.G.B.T. Catholics will ever seek conversion therapy, the assumptions underlying that therapy often influence the message many gay Catholics hear in the confessional and from friends and mentors.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
‘I’m angry about homophobia in my church’: Why this German Jesuit is going against a Vatican decree against blessing gay unions
On Sunday, Father Jan Korditschke will hold a ceremony at a Jesuit parish in Berlin for any couple, gay or straight, who seeks a blessing from the church.
Posted inFaith, News
‘The love of homosexuals is something good’: German Catholics to bless gay unions, defying Vatican ban
German Catholics will bless same-sex unions at about 100 different services all over the country this week.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
When I came out as a gay Catholic, Saints Augustine and Monica helped me grow closer to my mom — and God
My mom and I have dedicated ourselves to loving each other as parent and child and as children of God. I believe Monica and Augustine did the same—even when they were at odds over Augustine’s sexual behavior.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic parishes in Germany to include gay and lesbian couples in planned ‘blessing services for lovers’
Catholic chaplains in parishes across Germany plan to invite people to “blessing services for lovers” on and around May 10.
Posted inArts & Culture, Dispatches
Documentary about Father James Martin’s LGBT ministry selected for Tribeca Film Festival
The documentary, produced by Martin Scorsese, follows Father James Martin and his ministry to L.G.B.T. Catholics.