Saturday, October 31, 2015

Krzysztof Charamsa's Letter to the Pope in English Translation: "I’ve Made the Decision to Publicly Refuse the Violence of the Church with Regard to [LBTI] People"

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Because Giova Gallagher has kindly pointed us in a comment here to an English translation of the full text of Monsignor  Krzysztof Ch...
Friday, October 30, 2015

"No One Leaves Home Unless Home Is the Mouth of a Shark": Krzysztof Charamsa on the "Unspeakable Suffering" Catholic Pastoral Leaders Inflict on LGBTI People

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In his letter to the pope , Krzysztof Charamsa says that he came out of the closet after a long and tormented period of prayer and discer...
Thursday, October 29, 2015

Readers Write and I Respond: The Book Project

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In what I just posted about Steve's and my religious transition right at present, I told you that I would also pick up the thread...

Readers Write and I Respond: "The Whole Idea of Ordinary Church Gives Me the Hives" and "The Walls Are the Problem: They Enclose, Hamper, Restrict Conversations"

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In what follows, I want to catch up on some "personal" sharing — to pick up threads of previous discussions that have been ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Monsignor Krzysztof Charamsa to The Guardian — Pope Francis's View of Catholic Discussion of LGBT Issues and Lives: "This Is Not for This Moment"

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Again, many thanks to all of you for your many valuable comments here that have gone unacknowledged as I've been traveling for se...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Ragged Questions After the Synod — Deafening Silence About How the Homosexuals Took Another One Upside the Head to Facilitate Pastoral Breakthrough for Everyone Else

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A stray (but not really) thought as we pack for our drive back home in a few minutes:

Quote for Day: "No Family Should Feel Alone or Excluded from the Church’s Loving Embrace, and the Real Scandal Is a Fear of Love"

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At his Wild Reed site on Sunday, Michael Bayly lifts out of Pope Francis's speech closing the synod the final statement in the fina...