The Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, in collaboration with the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, sponsored a two-hour session May 19 with representatives of bishops’ conferences and international Catholic associations to hear directly from Catholic with disabilities, “who are often on the margins of our churches.”
Archbishop Koch called for respect for the dignity of every human being, regardless of their sexual orientation.
The Supreme Court ruled May 2 that Boston City Hall must let a Christian group fly its flag over city hall.
Cardinal Marx also indicated that it would not be easy to reach a consensus on the issue in the church.
The gathering convened online for the second consecutive year because of the coronavirus pandemic, addressing the theme “Justice at the Margins.”
The documentary, “How God Created Us: Coming Out in the Catholic Church,” aired Jan. 24 as part of an initiative titled “#OutInChurch — For a church without fear” in which 125 individuals called for the end of discrimination in church labor laws.
After losing in the U.K. Supreme Court, Gareth Lee, a gay-rights activist, appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
On Dec. 22, the Chinese government issued a new norm that proscribes all foreign institutions and individuals from spreading religious content online.
