Category: News reports

Quest at Greenbelt 2015

First impressions: cars, cars towing caravans, motor-homes, minibuses all driving across a potholed track on the Boughton House estate near Kettering in Northamptonshire heading for the huge car parks designated as long-stay, disabled, day parking. Next, a vision of tents by the thousands, row upon row, stretching far across the fields to my left, a…… Continue reading Quest at Greenbelt 2015

Family Synod Working Document Disappoints Global Rainbow Catholics

The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics, an international coalition (including Quest) that will be meeting in Rome at the start of the 2015 family synod, has expressed disappointment with the synod “Lineamenta” (or working document), that was released yesterday. LGBT Catholics Find Little Encouragement in Family Synod Document The “working document,” released today, that will guide…… Continue reading Family Synod Working Document Disappoints Global Rainbow Catholics

A good friend of ours

  Timothy Radcliffe, head of the Dominican Order and a professor of theology at Oxford and author of many books including ‘What Is the Point of Being A Christian?’ has been chosen by Pope Francis as consultor to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. He is a much loved friend of Quest and been a speaker…… Continue reading A good friend of ours

Gay Catholics look forward to Mass celebrated by Cardinal Nichols

This is not the first time that Cardinal Nichols has met with the LGBT Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council at Farm Street. None-the-less, it is the first time that it has been publicly announced and so is seen as an important occasion. The Cardinal will preside over the 6.15 Mass at Farm Street on May 10th.  …… Continue reading Gay Catholics look forward to Mass celebrated by Cardinal Nichols

Cardinal Marx Admits: Theology of Marriage Is Not Complete!

The Family Synod in Rome last October created some excitement about the possibility of a new, more pastorally sensitive approach to gay and lesbian Catholics by the Catholic Church. That gathering, however, was no more than a first step – a preparatory exercise, before the main synod later this year. But even that will not…… Continue reading Cardinal Marx Admits: Theology of Marriage Is Not Complete!

Frank DeBenardo, on Bishop’s Call for Same – Sex Recognition, Blessings.

At Bondings 2.0, Frank DeBenardo has written about the call by a Belgian bishop for the Church to bless same – sex couples: Belgian Bishop’s Call to Bless Gay & Lesbian Couples Elicits Positive Feedback Response to Bishop Johan Bonny’s historic call for the Catholic Church to recognize and bless the committed relationships of lesbian and gay…… Continue reading Frank DeBenardo, on Bishop’s Call for Same – Sex Recognition, Blessings.

Gay Cures: “An abuse” say healthcare professionals

Leading psychiatrists have united to condemn so-called “gay cure” therapies as an “abuse” of patients which is neither ethically nor scientifically sound. A consensus statement undersigned by professional bodies including the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the British Psychological Society and the UK Council for Psychotherapy said that practitioners who offered “cures” and “treatments” for homosexuality were causing harm to their patients. In a statement requested by…… Continue reading Gay Cures: “An abuse” say healthcare professionals