Portal on faith and homosexuality
Preaching on Genesis 9, 12-13 held by pastor Elizabeth Green* at the blessing service of Carmela and Ioana celebrated in the Baptist church of Lentini (Syracuse) on 20 October 2025 "God said: «Here is the sign of the covenant that I make between myself and you and all living beings who are with you, for all future generations. I place my...
Francesca's testimony read at the Prayer before the crucifix for all the victims of any discrimination with Archbishop Giuseppe Satriano (Bari Cathedral, 24 November 2023) Discriminare derives from the Latin discrimire which means to separate, to distinguish. This was exactly the feeling I felt when I first admitted to my family that I had emotions for a girl,...
Text taken from the prayer vigil against homolesbo-transphobia held in the Caravita oratory in Rome organized by Nuova Proposta, Il ramo del Mandorlo, Parole e Parole, Sergio e Bacco, CVX and Agedo on 14 May 2023 Gathered together to express our closeness and solidarity with people who are victims of violence, exclusion and rejection because of their sexual orientation! Through words...
Reflections by Fabio Trimigno of the Zaccheo group, LGBT+ Christians from Puglia Do you remember that woman in the Gospel who approached Jesus while she was going to the house of Jairus, head of the synagogue? Do you remember that woman who follows Jesus in the crowd? Yes, that's her, that woman whose name no one knows but everyone knows that...
Biblical reflections by Kittredge Cherry* published on his blog Q Spirit (United States) in August 2018, freely translated by Giacomo Tessaro, part three “A gay man taught the Church the meaning of God's love” (John Shelby Spong) (American Episcopal bishop and theologian) Spong offers an eloquent and detailed explanation of why he believes Paul was gay in his book Rescuing...
Biblical reflections on Isaiah 35, 1-10 by Don Fausto held at “Camminando s'open viaggio” retreat for LGBT+ Christians, their parents and the pastoral workers who accompany them (Sestri Levante 24-26 June 2022) May the desert rejoice and the arid land, let the steppe rejoice and flourish. Like a narcissus flower let it flourish; yes, you sing with joy and jubilation. It's...
| Cookie | Lifespan | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CookieLawInfoConsent | 1 year | Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category. |
| Cookielawinfo-Checkbox-Analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin. The Cookie is used to store the user allow for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin. The Cookie is used to store the user allow for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The Cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Concent Plugin and is used to store wherele or not user has allowed to the use of cookies. It Does Not Store Any Personal Data. |
| Cookielawinfo-Checkbox-Necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin. The Cookies is used to store The User Consent for the Cookies in the category "Neva". |
| Cookielawinfo-Checkbox-Functional | 11 months | The Cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Concent to Record the User Consent for the Cookies in the category "Functional". |
| Cookielawinfo-Checkbox-Performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin. The Cookie is used to store the user allow for the cookies in the category "performance". |
| Cookie | Lifespan | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _gat | 1 minute | This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain request rate and thus limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. |
| Cookie | Lifespan | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
| _gid | 1 day | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
| CONSENT | 2 years | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. |
| Cookie | Lifespan | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NID | 6 months | NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. |
| YSC | session | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 5 months 27 days | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| yt-remote-device-id | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | never | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
| Cookie | Lifespan | Description |
|---|---|---|
| aHlgkLp | 1 day | No description |
| tWSDP-A | 1 day | No description |
| ITlaYKwjmpcWoz | 1 day | No description |
