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Pope Francis advisor 'Father Jim' says Catholics should celebrate Pride month Thu. June 3, 2021 7:03 AM by Gerald Farinas photo credit // istockphoto.com/niserin Rev. James Martin, SJ—popularly known as Father Jim—was asked to serve as special advisor to Pope Francis to help communicate to the English-speaking world. Some Vatican insiders say Father Jim has been a conduit to help communicate what Pope Francis really wants to say outside of the constraints of the Catholic cardinals and archbishops who run the Vatican. Father Jim, a po...

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Martin says the surprising part of the CDF’s response was the fact that they went further than just barring priests from blessing same sex unions. “They could have just said 'No,' which wouldn’t have surprised too many people, and it categorized their relationship as sinful, as sin,” he says. Since being chosen as the head of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis has often been thought of as a more progressive leader, but many see the use of words like “sin” to describe same sex relationships as a step backwards for the church. Pope Francis has often called for the end o...

Jesuit LGBT advocate clarifies latest Vatican decree banning same sex blessings Mon. March 15, 2021 6:41 PM by Gerald Farinas Americans woke up Monday morning to the news that the Vatican office in charge of preserving Catholic tradition had issued a decree, in the Pope's name, banning priests and bishops from blessing same sex couples. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, once led by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger—who later became Pope Benedict XVI—is the department in charge of preserving Catholic doctrine and teachings. “The Church doe...

The newest season of a Spanish-language podcast exploring the intersection of LGBTQ+, Latino, and Roman Catholic identities premiered online February 8. "De Pueblo, Católico y Gay" is the brainchild of Eder Díaz Santillan, a 35-year-old gay man who is a lecturer at California State University, Northridge. He spoke with the Bay Area Reporter on the occasion of the sixth season's launch. The podcast has had 99 episodes since 2018 (the seasons align with the semesters of the academic year) wherein Santillan has interviewed dozens of people about how the LGBTQ, Latino, and Catholic communities ...