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The Christian Reformed Church in North America voted last week to hand down a “limited suspension" to institutions that publicly embrace the queer community.
There have been mixed signals coming out of the bishops' meeting, which has entered its final week.
While the synod's final report is less gay-supportive than its interim one, LGBT activists and allies are encouraged by the number of bishops on their side.
LGBT Catholic leaders respond to a document and questionnaire sent to clergy ahead of the 2015 Synod of Bishops that calls for direct input from church laity about the future of Catholic LGBT families.
The Metropolitan New York Synod has unveiled a digital approach to preaching acceptance.
The new synod on the family continued talks about accepting gays and lesbians in the Catholic Church.
The Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer will be bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod, covering parts of California and Nevada.
A Hungarian cardinal opens the family issues synod with a denunciation of gay relationships, while Pope Francis walks the line between upholding doctrine and welcoming all.
Lutheran pastor
Wayne Miller of Aurora, Ill., who will soon become bishop
of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod, is calling for his
denomination to remove a celibacy requirement for gay
and lesbian clergy, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. "That's where I think the church is
going," said Miller. "That's where I think it needs to go."
In a new interview, the pontiff says this was the focus of LGBT-related discussion at a recent bishops' meeting, not issues regarding same-sex couples and marriage.
The meeting with New Ways Ministry was “a moment once unimaginable,” according to the group.
Roman Catholic bishops will meet at the Vatican beginning Sunday to discuss family issues, and LGBT groups hope to be heard.
The action brought minister Dave Struyk a shout-out on CNN's State of the Union, where his son Ryan is a producer.
Archbishop Charles Chaput also blamed the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal on liberalism.
These are positive moves, but the church still won't perform same-sex weddings or ordain partnered gay clergy.
The group's five doctrinal questions, or dubia, come ahead of a monthly meeting to chart the church’s future course.
