LGBT

The Dutch cardinal argued that ambiguity in the synod study group’s treatment of homosexuality weakens the Church’s proclamation of moral truth

Michael Haynes

Bishop Athanasius Schneider warned that the Synod study group report risks opening the door to total moral relativism and urged Pope Leo XIV to defend perennial Church teaching

Thomas Colsy

A controversial Synod study group document has reignited concerns among critics who argue the synodal process has marginalised orthodox Catholic voices

Michael Haynes

The intervention follows wider concern over Study Group 9’s handling of pastoral and ethical questions

Thomas Colsy

The report attempts to balance pastoral outreach and doctrinal fidelity on homosexuality, but ultimately exposes the contradictions critics say have marked the wider process

Michael Haynes

Pope Leo is right to insist that morality is wider than sex alone, but that truth should not lead Catholics to minimise the profound social and spiritual damage of sexual sin

Anthony McCarthy

A landmark ruling against Hungary’s 2021 child-protection law has sharpened the dispute between Brussels and Budapest over who defines Europe’s moral and legal limits

The Catholic Herald

Without formally undoing Fiducia Supplicans, Pope Leo XIV appears to have drawn tighter limits around its interpretation and pastoral use

James Bradbury

Speaking aboard the papal plane, Leo XIV said any move beyond the present limits on blessings for same-sex couples would risk deepening division in the Church

Edward Barrett-Shortt

Cardinal Reinhard Marx has instructed clergy in Munich to follow a new pastoral framework for blessing same-sex couples

Thomas Colsy