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Presentation by Gianni Geraci of Milan’s Guado group at the “Church for All, Church of the Poor” Assembly in Rome, September, 15 2012. Translated from the Italian by Peter L. This presentation is made on behalf of a group of reflection and research on faith and homosexuality called “Guado”. The intent is to give voice to the joys, hopes, fears...

Interview with Silvia Lanzi, October 4, 2012 Norbert Reck is a theologian well known to the readers Gionata, which dedicated him several articles. It is absolutely an “unconventional” theologian and reading the interview he granted me, you’ll understand why. What struck me is that by accepting willingly to answer my questions, he wrote that he is a Catholic, gay and...

Article by Project Gionata, September 30, 2012, translated from the Italian by Peter L. What dialogue exists between gay Christian groups and Catholic and Protestant churches in Italy? Which Catholic parishes and dioceses and which evangelical churches welcome gay Christian groups? Do bishops propose dialogue or pastoral work “for” and “with” these groups? The 2012 report on “Gay Christian Groups and...

Article by Project Gionata, September 7, 2012, translated from the Italian by Peter L. “… We believe that articles printed in the Diocesan weekly publication (Toscana Oggi) do nothing but repeat existing ecclesiastical positions on homosexuality, without providing any insight on a topic that has been considerably developed and explained in recent years, and which requires more research. Our letter...

Andrea Rubera (Nuova Proposta – LGBT christians from Rome), multi-faith/multi-national discussion “Mind the Gap! Faith and Global LGBT Rights”, London,  5 July 2012 Italy is a beautiful and even weird place under several aspects. While, in the XIX century, the greatest part of Europe had laws that forbade homosexuality even punishing it with arrest and jail, we used to give...