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Pope has missed the opportunity to improve the lives of young LGBT people everywhere in his response to Synod on Young People

Thursday April 4th, 2019

STATEMENT BY EQUAL FUTURE 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE https://equalfuture2018.com/ 4th April, 2019 POPE HAS MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF YOUNG LGBT PEOPLE EVERYWHERE IN HIS RESPONSE TO SYNOD ON YOUNG PEOPLE Pope Francis issued his new teaching document on young people on Tuesday this week, 2 April 2019, entitled ‘Christus vivit’. The document is his response to the Catholic bishops’ Synod on Young People. Tiernan Brady, Campaign Director for Equal Future, said "Given the…

POPE FRANCIS HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF LGBT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE BETTER THIS COMING MONDAY

Friday March 22nd, 2019

STATEMENT BY EQUAL FUTURE 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE https://equalfuture2018.com/ 22nd March, 2019 POPE FRANCIS HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF LGBT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE BETTER THIS COMING MONDAY This coming Monday, Pope Francis will issue a teaching document in response to the Catholic bishops’ Synod on Young People. The Equal Future Campaign has called on the Pope to include his advice to parents of LGBT children, elevating that advice to the regular teaching of the…

Pope Francis must make up for the gaps left by Synod on damage to young people from LGBT stigma

Monday November 19th, 2018

STATEMENT BY EQUAL FUTURE 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE https://equalfuture2018.com/ 19th November, 2018 Pope Francis must make up for the gaps left by Synod on damage to young people from LGBT stigma The Equal Future 2018 Campaign today described the failure of the Catholic Church to consider the damage done to young people from LGBT stigma during its Synod on Young People as “an extraordinary omission” and called on Pope Francis to exercise his option to address the problem as quickly as…

Cross-party Catholic MPs call for Church to address damage to young people from LGBT stigma

Wednesday October 24th, 2018

STATEMENT BY EQUAL FUTURE 2018 https://equalfuture2018.com/ 24th October, 2018 A cross-party group of Catholic MPs have written to Pope Francis today to ask him to personally ensure that the current Synod on Young People focuses on the damage done to children and young people around the world by LGBT stigma. Mike Kane MP said "The Catholic Church’s Youth Synod in Rome is a once-in-a-generation moment where we can all create positive change to young peoples’ lives. Whether you are Catholic or…

Majority of Catholics in world’s eight largest Catholic countries call for the Church to change its damaging approach to LGBT young people

Wednesday October 10th, 2018

STATEMENT BY EQUAL FUTURE 2018 https://equalfuture2018.com/ 10th October, 2018 New poll figures today show that a majority of practicing Catholics in the world’s eight biggest Catholic countries want the Church to adopt a more positive approach towards young people and to change their teaching on LGBT. The polling, carried out by YouGov for the Equal Future 2018 Campaign, was conducted in the world’s eight largest Catholic countries: Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Philippines, United States, France,…

Equal Future release new video highlighting damage done to young people through anti LGBT sentiment for Catholic Church Youth Synod

Tuesday October 9th, 2018

The Equal Future Campaign has today released a video to raise awareness of the damage that is done to young people and children as they grow up listening to anti-LGBT sentiments. The video is to coincide with the Catholic Church Synod on Young People in Rome. The video consists of three people recounting their personal experiences growing up. Equal Future release new video Raising Awareness of the damage that is done to young people and children as they grow up listening to anti-LGBT…

Global Campaign says Catholic Church Synod is a unique opportunity to end the damage to young LGBT people

Monday October 1st, 2018

STATEMENT BY EQUAL FUTURE 2018 https://equalfuture2018.com/ 1st October, 2018 The Catholic Church Synod on Young People, which starts in Rome this week, is a unique opportunity to address the damage that anti-LGBT attitudes does to children and young people according to the Equal Future 2018 global campaign. Equal Future 2018 is a coalition of LGBT groups, progressive religious and other groups from over 60 countries who are seeking to end the damage that is done when children and young people…

Pope Statement an early win for Equal Future 2018 – still more work to be done

Wednesday August 29th, 2018

STATEMENT BY EQUAL FUTURE 2018 https://equalfuture2018.com/ Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 POPE’S REVISED STATEMENT ON PARENTING CHILDREN WHO MAY BE LGBT HAS POTENTIAL TO BE TRANSFORMATIONAL – EQUAL FUTURE 2018 CAMPAIGN The Equal Future 2018 Campaign said today that elements of the Pope’s revised advice to parents of children who may be LGBT following the launch of their campaign in Dublin last week have the potential to be transformational for children around the world. The Campaign is calling…