Morality Clauses in Teaching Contracts Must Be Rethought, Writes Catholic Schools Leader

For teachers, nearing the end of the school year brings a host of traditions and milestones, but, for those working in Catholic schools, it also typically means the time for renewing “ministerial covenants” in employment contracts. 

How Galileo’s 17th-Century Theology Can Help the Church Better Understand Gender Today

Galileo was condemned as a heretic because he believed—rightly, as we know now—that the sun rests at the center of our planetary system. . .The Vatican shouldn’t make the same mistakes it did in the 17th century again in the 21st.  

Boy Scouts’ New Gender-Inclusive Name Not An Issue for Catholics, Says Leader; And More News

Today's post features news about how Catholic scouting leaders reacted to the Boy Scouts of America's new name, a vandalism incident at a Catholic school, and more.  

Five Years After Discrimination Complaint, Archdiocese and LGBTQ+ Group Host Joint Event

Representatives from an LGBTQ+ group and the Archdiocese of Vancouver recently held a collaborative community event to discuss the intersections of faith and sexuality, demonstrating the strength of a relationship grown from a discrimination lawsuit that once put the groups at odds five years ago. 

To Know the Hope that Belongs to God’s Call

And yet, like many LGBTQ+ people, I sometimes doubt the Spirit, especially when the community does not fully accept me or worse, when the community rejects me. 

Pope Responds with “Open Heart” to Pro-LGBTQ+ Parents’ Critical Letter

With what he called an "open heart," Pope Francis has replied to group of Catholic parents with LGBTQ+ children, which had written to the pontiff about Dignitas Infinita, the Vatican's transgender-negative declaration on human dignity published last month. 

Break Out Your Queer Bibles, Say Your Sapphic Prayers: A Review of Emily Austin’s “Gay Girl Prayers”

Each poem in Gay Girls Prayers is named after a pivotal Biblical passage that recounts the experiences of women and LGBTQ+ individuals during the time of Christ. 

The Errors that Archbishop Vigneron Makes about Gender

Had Vigneron taken time to practice the loving accompaniment he recommends, he might have discovered that many trans people are, in fact, in agreement with him on the question of body/soul dualism. 

Vatican Reverses Its Decision, Will Allow Pro-LGBTQ+ Theologian to Be University Dean

The Vatican has reversed its decision that once barred an LGBTQ-supportive theologian from becoming a university dean. The Vatican will now allow him to assume the position a year later. 

Synod Cardinals Offer Mixed Response on “Fiducia Supplicans”; And More Developments

Today's post provides news and opinion related to ongoing debate over "Fiducia Supplicans," the Vatican declaration on blessings, including for same-gender couples.