Category: Faith and homosexuality

German bishop Schepers: «The Church must be a safe place for LGBT+ people»

Text by the German bishop Msgr. Ludger Schepers*, published on Kirche+Leben (Germany) on 2 August 2026. Freely translated by the volunteers of the Gionata Project.* A week after the attack in Berlin on the occasion of Christopher Street Day (CSD, German Pride), Msgr. Ludger Schepers, auxiliary bishop of Essen and responsible for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people of the Deutsche Bischofskonferenz...

"I dream of being who I am." When the Catholic Church discovers that LGBT+ people are already inside

In the Catholic Church some issues enter through the front door; others remain in the churchyard for years, waiting for someone to decide whether it is prudent to let them sit. LGBT+ people often seem to belong to the second category. With a small detail: they are already in church. They pray, sing, read the Scriptures, teach catechism, serve in the parishes and, sometimes, even celebrate Mass....

What does the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah say about homosexuality? Nothing like what you think!

Text by Rebecca Karnsund* published on the LGBTQ & the Bible website: What does God say? (United States). Freely translated by Jonathan Project volunteers Sodom and Gomorrah was the biblical story that I thought proved homosexuality was wrong. But when I sat down to actually re-read the text last year, I couldn't find the point where...