In Washington D.C. for a National Prayer Breakfast, Cardinal Robert Sarah has described gay marriage as “poison” and attacked transgender rights as a form of ideological colonialism. “[T]hrough a demonic ‘gender ideology,’ a deadly impulse that is being experienced in a world increasingly cut off from God through ideological colonialism.” Cardinal Sarah, is an African,…… Continue reading Gender Paranoia – and Gender Facts
Category: Reflections
What is the “Formation of Conscience?”
Papal theologian: “”Conscience is the act of practical reason” Gay and lesbian Catholics who disagree with Church teaching on sexuality know that the best defence against our critics is the primacy of conscience, which is well established in Catholic doctrine. It’s also a theme which had renewed attention during the recent Synod of Bishops’ assembly…… Continue reading What is the “Formation of Conscience?”
Has the Synod “Opened a Door” to LGBT Inclusion?
The Bishops’ Synod three week assembly on marriage and family has now concluded. It’s now two years since the process began, and it’s not over yet. (We still must wait for Pope Francis’ response, which will be published as an Apostolic Exhortation). Meanwhile, LGBT opinion on the results of the assembly and its implications for…… Continue reading Has the Synod “Opened a Door” to LGBT Inclusion?
“Following Faithfully: The Catholic way to choose the good”
After much free and honest talk—what Pope Francis in his final address to the Synod on the Family last October praised as “a spirit of collegiality and synodality”— and the revelation of significant divisions among the world’s bishops, we now await the ongoing discussions in preparation for the second session of the Synod on the…… Continue reading “Following Faithfully: The Catholic way to choose the good”
A Patron Saint for Quest?
Terry Weldon writes: After the Gala Dinner at Quest Conference 2013 (Chichester), I delivered a short talk on Queer Saints and Martyrs in Church History. As a after – dinner address, I tried to keep it light – hearted, pointing in particular to some of the oddities and fun bits in the history. There was,…… Continue reading A Patron Saint for Quest?
Sorry, what did you just say?
There’s none so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see. (Matthew Henry, 1662- 1714) My father had a hearing problem caused by having served in the Royal Navy before the Second World War as a gunner. The stories he told of trying to move around the…… Continue reading Sorry, what did you just say?
A Question of Morality
As year succeeds to year, I become more determined to resist all attempts from within and outside the Church to reduce Catholic teaching to an emphasis on morality, and thus limit fundamental religious questions to issues such as abortion, divorce, contraception, and homosexuality. The questions that every living human person represents are primary. Why am I here? Do I matter? Why do I get up each morning?…… Continue reading A Question of Morality
Meditation – Loving Kindness
Close your eyes. Imagine an emotion that makes you feel good. It can be love or kindness or compassion or gratitude or all of these emotions. Allow this emotion or combination of emotions to radiate out from inside you. This is what it feels like to be free of fear, anger, hatred and resentment. This…… Continue reading Meditation – Loving Kindness
Trans Suicide: An Epiphany Reflection
In my school RE classes, I was taught that suicide is the one unforgiveable sin. So what are we to make of the social prejudices, discrimination, and even Church teaching or practice, that drive people to take their own lives? At Bondings 2.0, Bob Shine has a reflection on one such trans suicide that has…… Continue reading Trans Suicide: An Epiphany Reflection
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