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Gay Catholic Priests @gay-cath-priests.bsky.social · 2h

The problem(s) with “LGBTQ Catholic”
— The Church has never identified its members by libido. Which means it’s just as untoward to speak of “Heterosexual Catholics” as it is of “LGBTQ Catholics.”

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The problem(s) with “LGBTQ Catholic”

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Gay Catholic Priests @gay-cath-priests.bsky.social · 2h

Catholic Church must re-examine teaching on women’s ordination says Irish theologian

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Catholic Church must re-examine teaching on women’s ordination says Irish theologian - The Tablet

The author and member of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice described the core arguments for the exclusion of women from the priesthood as “unpersuasive”.

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Gay Catholic Priests @gay-cath-priests.bsky.social · 2h

Fordham Honors Catholic LGBTQ+ Ministry Trailblazer
— Theologians discussed the life and impact of McNeill in the context of contemporary religious and secular sociopolitical issues

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Fordham Honors Catholic LGBTQ+ Ministry Trailblazer

Fordham hosted a film screening and discussion honoring the centenary of the life and legacy of John McNeill, a pioneer in Catholic LGBTQ+ ministry. Panelists connected McNeill’s work to modern nation...

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Gay Catholic Priests @gay-cath-priests.bsky.social · 2h

Jury awards $5 million to Delbarton School sexual abuse survivor in historic verdict

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Jury awards $5 million to Delbarton School sexual abuse survivor in historic verdict

The student at the elite boys prep school was awarded $5 million in damages following a landmark trial.

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Gay Catholic Priests @gay-cath-priests.bsky.social · 19h

THE LESBIANS COMING OUT AFTER YEARS AS CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS

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The Lesbians Coming Out After Years as Conservative Christians

Across the U.S., a growing number of women raised in conservative Christian environments are coming out as lesbians later in life—often after decades of heterosexual marriage, child-rearing, and relig...

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Gay Catholic Priests @gay-cath-priests.bsky.social · 1d

Rainbow Railroad rescues LGBTQ people at risk around the world

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Rainbow Railroad rescues LGBTQ people at risk around the world

Group founded in 2006

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Gay Catholic Priests @gay-cath-priests.bsky.social · 1d

What one gay Catholic learned by creating a church tour series on Instagram

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What one gay Catholic learned by creating a church tour series on Instagram - Outreach

Exploring Catholic churches across the country, the author writes that he experienced in them what it means to live out the ethos, "all are welcome."

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Gay Catholic Priests @gay-cath-priests.bsky.social · 1d

A woman as archbishop of Canterbury will come at a cost.
— She may also bring more welcome change.

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A woman as archbishop of Canterbury will come at a cost. She may also bring more welcome change.

(RNS) — Mullally’s appointment is a landmark moment in a broader trend of women’s presence becoming gradually stronger in her denomination.

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Gay Catholic Priests @gay-cath-priests.bsky.social · 1d

It's time to wake up
— The Catholic Church needs women deacons now.

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It's time to wake up: The Catholic Church needs women deacons now.

Daryl Grigsby on the burning need for ordained female ministry to honor Christian tradition and enliven a stagnant, monolithic permanent diaconate.

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Gay Catholic Priests @gay-cath-priests.bsky.social · 3d

Women and the priesthood
— ‘How many will go to their graves with their vocations never acknowledged?’

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Women and the priesthood: ‘How many will go to their graves with their vocations never acknowledged?’

“Ordination will come for women sometime in the future, but not for me, because now I am married,” Soline Humbert mused to herself on her wedding day on Easter Monday 1980.

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Gay Catholic Priests @gay-cath-priests.bsky.social · 3d

Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury

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Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury

She becomes the first female leader of the Church of England, replacing Justin Welby who resigned over his handling of a safeguarding scandal.

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Gay Catholic Priests @gay-cath-priests.bsky.social · 3d

The Queer Catholic Group Trying to Reclaim the Church
— At a time when our politics is openly hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, communities like New Ways Ministries are offering a vision of religion not as judgment but as sanctuary.

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The Queer Catholic Group Trying to Reclaim the Church

At a time when our politics is openly hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, communities like New Ways Ministries are offering a vision of religion not as judgment but as sanctuary.

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Joshua McElwee @joshmcelwee.org · 4d

Pope Leo urged the world's 1.4 billion Catholics on Sunday to care for immigrants, pressing ahead with a message of welcome for migrants days after criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's hard-line anti-immigration policies. For @reuters.com:

Pope Leo, after Trump critique, urges Catholics to help immigrants

Pope Leo urged the world's 1.4 billion Catholics on Sunday to care for immigrants, pressing ahead with a message of welcome for migrants days after criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's hard-line anti-immigration policies.

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Dominic Preziosi @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social · 6d

Like many, I was surprised to hear a Catholic cardinal compare Charlie Kirk to St. Paul... Thankful to @thenation.com for asking me to identify some of the problems with this
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The Archbishop of New York Should Know Charlie Kirk Was No Saint

Cardinal Dolan’s recent remarks on Fox News were playing to the Catholic Church’s most reactionary elements.

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 6d

"Happily for the busy lunatics who rule over us, we are permanently the United States of Amnesia. We learn nothing because we remember nothing."

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The Amateur's Guide @the-amateurs-guide.bsky.social · 6d

A Death Doula Shares the Joyful 1-Minute Daily Ritual She Learned From the Dying
— Taking just a minute to appreciate something beautiful can keep you more grounded, says someone who works with people at the end of their lives.

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A Death Doula Shares the Joyful 1-Minute Daily Ritual She Learned From the Dying

Taking just a minute to appreciate something beautiful can keep you more grounded, says someone who works with people at the end of their lives.

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The Amateur's Guide @the-amateurs-guide.bsky.social · 6d

Death doulas are becoming more common as people seek to make their final days more comfortable and meaningful.

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Death doulas are becoming more common as people seek to make their final days more comfortable and meaningful.

Explore the growing role of death doulas in providing comfort, care, and dignity to those nearing the end of life.

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The Amateur's Guide @the-amateurs-guide.bsky.social · 6d

'Dignified' water cremation bill passes House

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'Dignified' water cremation bill passes House

(The Center Square) – For decades, cremation has been on the rise as the preferred method of disposition in the United States.

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dr dick @drdick.bsky.social · 6d

Why We Dodge 'the Sex Talk' While Porn Teaches Kids Intimacy
— The psychology behind parental silence about sex in the age of instant explicit content.

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Why We Dodge 'the Sex Talk' While Porn Teaches Kids Intimacy

Parents avoid sex talks due to discomfort, fear, and cultural taboos—even as kids see porn young.

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dr dick @drdick.bsky.social · 6d

Six ways to talk to your teens about sex without the cringe
— Many parents – fathers in particular – find even the idea of these conversations mortifying.

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