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Prominent clergy and scholars sign collective letter requesting Pope to retract Fiducia Supplicans

February 15, 2024

A collective letter entitled “Filial Appeal” has gained the signatures of around 90 prominent clergymen, intellectuals and authors around the world and has been submitted to the Vatican requesting the retraction of Fiducia Supplicans and its direction on the blessings of same-sex couples. The letter, originally published on 2 February 2024, addresses senior prelates around

Vatican appears to endorse couples in ‘irregular situations’ receiving blessings that do not ‘validate their status’

December 18, 2023

A new declaration from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith appears to attempt to square the controversial issue of approving blessings for same-sex couples without undermining the Church’s traditional teaching on the sanctity of marriage. The Declaration Fiducia supplicans issued by the Dicastery on 18 December, approved by Pope Francis, means “it will be

Cardinal Sarah critiques Fr James Martin on homosexuality

September 01, 2017

The Church cannot back down on its call to chastity, the cardinal said

Bishop: ministry to gay people must include call to chastity

August 04, 2017

Bishop Toal pointed out this was expected of all Catholics who are not married

These two books on gay Catholics are a missed opportunity

July 20, 2017

Fr James Martin and Daniel Mattson miss out some of the main struggles facing LGBT Catholics

The way ahead for gay Catholics

July 06, 2017

Two years ago Cardinal Vincent Nichols asked me to be his liaison and chaplain to the Farm Street LGBT group in central London

Gay Catholics urge synod fathers to reject ‘harsh language’

September 30, 2015

Appeal comes in briefing paper sent to English bishops attending family synod

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