Massingale Talk on Gender and the Catholic Church

The Department of Theology of Ateneo de Manila University, in partnership with the Department of Theology and Religious Education of De La Salle University, invites you to a talk titled "Makinig at Makipag-Usap 2: Conversations on Sexuality and Gender in the Catholic Church" on March 13, 2024, 9-11 AM at Leong Hall, Ateneo de Manila University.

The release of Fiducia Supplicans by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the response of the Vatican to Brazilian Bishop José Negri on transpeople being godparents and being baptized has renewed conversation on the topic of gender within the Catholic Church. While some see these movements as steps towards a more inclusive Church, others see this as the Catholic Church being wrongly swayed by worldly ideas. This lecture will be a space to learn more of and discuss these shifts within the Catholic Church, including the implications for the future of the Catholic Church in relation to the LGBTQ+ community, towards a more inclusive and equitable society.

The talk will be given by Dr. Bryan Massingale, a Catholic priest and the James and Nancy Buckman Professor in Applied Christian Ethics at Fordham University in New York, USA, with responses from faculty and students of Ateneo and La Salle. Online and onsite participation is available and free of charge, but please do register at https://bit.ly/matm2regform.  There are limited slots for F2F.

For questions or clarifications, feel free to reach out to us through theology.ls@ateneo.edu.

 We hope to see you on March 13!