Genitori Fortunati. Vivere da credenti il coming out dei figli LGBT+
The new edition of the book "is on sale in bookstoresGenitori Fortunati. Vivere da credenti il coming out dei figli LGBT+“, curato da Gianni Geraci e Innocenzo Pontillo per La Tenda di Gionata and published by theCattolica Effatà publishingIn his 144 pages he presents, alongside the touching testimonies of Christian parents with LGBT+children, numerous contributions and insights that want to offer some answers to the many psychological, biblical and theological questions that we ask ourselves after the discovery of the homosexuality or transsexuality of a daughter or child in the family or in a Christian community.
The volume is open by a nice preface by Luciano Moia, Journalist of Avvenire; collects some old and new testimonies of Catholic parents with LGBT+ children; Alessandra Bialetti,Social pedagogist and couple and family consultant, he dealt with the theme of what happens in a Catholic family when a LGBT+ son is coming out; Don Gianluca Carrega, Biblicalist and responsible for the pastoral care with the homosexual people of the diocese of Turin, he edited a large chapter in which he deals with Bible and homosexuality; Damiano Migliorini He addressed the theme from a theological and anthropological point of view; While Sister Jeannine Gramick reflects on the accused path that often these parents travel to the Catholic Church to learn that "The most important resource to understand sexual orientation and diversity is love for your children ".
At the end of the volume, a list of diocesan, parish and groups of the 3timesParents network who try to accompany Catholic parents with LGBT+ children and a series of resources also directed to pastoral operators and Christian communities who want "ensure a respectful accompaniment"(Amoris Laetitia, n.250) of the families who live this experience.
This book He was donated to Pope Francis during the hearing had in the Vatican of La Tenta di Gionata September 21, 2022.
An extract from the volume (PDF files)
Press review and audio/video recordings of the different presentations of the book
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Summary of the book
Preface by Luciano Moia
Presentation by Gian Luca Carrega
Christian parents and their children LGBT+:
A “blessing” that changed our lives by Mara Grassi and Agostino Usai
When my son said: "I love a boy" by DEA SANTONICO
A look of benevolence of Corrado Contini and Michela Munarini
My family in transition between the thousand shades of love of God of Maria Rosaria Quaranta
It all started with the letter with which my son said to me: "I'm gay" by Anna Battaglia
A day of a thousand colors by Salvatore Olmetto and Serenella Longarini
The Christian family in front of a LGBT+ son
A homosexual or transsexual child? Let's talk by Gianni Geraci
The unexpected guest. Coming Out in the family by Alessandra Bialetti:
- Coming out: why say it? Coming out: a family process
- from coming out to reception: a path of reconciliation
- Educators always
Homosexuality in the Bible and Christian anthropology:
A more accurate biblical panorama by Gian Luca Carrega
- the word to the witnesses
- the anthropological picture
- The normativity of the statements
- a modest proposal
Humanize anthropology to build Christian identities….
Fits of relational anthropology by Damiano Migliorini
- the scientific intertwining
- The human between relationships, vulnerability and Ordo Amoris
- Anthropology as a hermeneutic task
Rediscover lucky parents
Blessed parents. The path of love of Catholic families with LGBT children by Sister Jeannine Gramick
PER NON PERDERE LA BUSSOLA di Gianni Geraci e Innocenzo Pontillo
- The 3volteening network
- other realities present in the area
- some books
- Free ebooks
- Some films that may be worth seeing.
Press review. The "lucky parents" by Pope Francis
The path of La Tenta di Gionata
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Reviews and more:
Lucky parents. LGBT children and Catholic families, the power of dialogue. Article published in the newspaper La Gazzetta di Parma on February 7, 2023, page 14
Christian parents and "coming out" of the children. How to live it to become "lucky parents"? Review published on "Noi in Famiglia", Sunday supplement of the Avvenire Journal of 11022, p.ii
"Lucky parents". Like the testimony of Catholic parents with LGBT children+ it overturns prejudices. Article by Paolo Cugini published on Camminiamo together, monthly of the parishes twelve Morelli, Bevilaqua, Galeazza and Palata Pepoli, n. 12, May 2022, page 4
We discuss together with "lucky parents. Live from believers the coming out of the LGBT+children ". Audio recordings of the presentation meeting of the book held at the Guado in Milan on Saturday 23 April 2022
Browsing “lucky parents. Live the coming out of children as believers ". Review by Raffaele Crispo and Elvis Ronzoni (9 May 2022)
