Monthly Archives: April 2021

News – CathNews NZ Pacific Royal Commission blows $56m budget, loses power Thursday, April 29th, 2021 The government is seeking to tighten controls on the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care. Besides insisting on a firm 2023 deadline to wind … Continue reading →

Villanova conference elevates calls for Biden to be denied Communion Apr 27, 2021by Christopher White – NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER (NCR) Clockwise from top left: Fr. Gerald Murray, Patrick Brennan, Stephen White, Helen Alvaré, Joe Capizzi and John McGreevy discuss President Joe … Continue reading →

This has started coming up more and more among my connections: people claiming to be Gay Christians, but who are, in fact, celibate. As one who’s been through conversion therapy in its heyday back in the 80s, married to my … Continue reading →

Colin CowardApril 22, 2021 On Monday it was announced that the Rt Revd Dr Emma Ineson, currently Bishop of Penrith, is to be the new Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. Bishop Emma will work directly for the … Continue reading →

Documentary about Father James Martin’s LGBT ministry selected for Tribeca Film Festival Michael J. O’Loughlin – April 20, 2021 – (Building a Bridge Film/Jason Syptak) A Martin Scorsese-produced documentary about James Martin, S.J., and his ministry to L.G.B.T. Catholics has … Continue reading →

Monday, April 19th, 2021 Latest News CathNews NZ Pacific Several German Catholic leaders are openly supporting the blessing of same-sex couples and overtly challenging the Vatican. A massive blessing service event called “Love wins, blessing service for lovers” has been … Continue reading →

A blessing is more than a blessing Monday, April 12th, 2021 Latest News Top African cardinal uses Easter homily to slam gay marriage The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s (CDF) Responsum concerning the blessing of same-sex unions brings … Continue reading →

Why the church should fight anti-transgender legislation Apr 14, 2021by Daniel P. Horan – Opinion – People (National Catholic Reporter) A person in New York City holds up a transgender rights flag Oct. 24, 2018. (CNS/Reuters/Brendan McDermid) Just because something is … Continue reading →

Cardinal unveils major Vatican conference on priesthood slated for 2022 Apr 12, 2021by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service Theology Vatican Pope Francis greets Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, during the sign of peace at a Mass in St. … Continue reading →

“LGBTQ families are no different from heterosexual families. We have the same desire to connect and to love.”— John Freml The shifting legal landscape or the finer points of moral theology are not the primary issue for most same-sex parents. … Continue reading →