Sex, Sexuality, and Celibacy

Pope discusses changing Church teaching on contraception
 by CathNews New Zealand

Sex is ‘divine’: How Pope Francis is recasting Catholic Church’s views on intimacy
 by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service

California weighs law to protect adults from clergy abuse
 by Kaitlyn Schallhorn Orange County Register

Pope Francis’ Top Doctrine Cop Echoes Occultists Aleister Crowley and Margaret Sanger on the ‘Mystical’ Power of Sex
 by John Zmirak The Stream/Daily Caller Foundation

NCR's Newsmaker of 2023: Jeannine Gramick, tireless advocate for LGBTQ Catholics
 by National Catholic Reporter 

Louisiana priest removed from position after homophobic remarks, years-old abuse claims
 by Emily Topping GulfLive

Clash erupts among Vatican officials over sexual morality
 by CathNews New Zealand

Fired STM teacher arrested, facing charges of enticing a minor to produce porn
 by Ashley White Acadiana Advocate

Children Of Abuse: Celibacy And Sex Scandals In The Catholic Church
 by Seema Guha Outlook India

What happens when unconditional Divine Mercy meets our sexual wounds
 by Andrew Comiskey Our Sunday Visitor

Tracking priests on dating apps: Why an effort to stop clergy sexual misconduct is causing ethical concerns
 by Gina Christian OSV News/America

Cardinal McElroy: Sex and sin need a new framework in the church
 by America

Jean Vanier Began L’arche to Cover Abusive "Mystical-Sexual" Practices, Finds Report
 by Mitchell Atencio Sojourners

Cardinal McElroy’s Attack on Church Teachings on Sexuality Is a Pastoral Disaster
 by Father Raymond J. de Souza National Catholic Register

German Catholic bishops’ leader calls for change to Catechism on sexuality
 by Catholic News Agency

Reproductive Abuse in the Context of Clergy Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church
 by Doris Reisinger MDPI

Catholic Church calls Scottish govt’s guidelines on underage sex ‘morally bankrupt’
 by Charles Collins Crux

German Catholic bishops welcome initiative seeking change in Church teaching on sexuality
 by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

Sexual atoms and molecules
 by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk The Pilot

Ruth Institute’s ‘Survivor’s Summit’ to Explore Rotten Fruit of Sexual Revolution
 by Kathy Schiffer National Catholic Register

New ‘benchmarks’ released to help seminaries deal with sexual misconduct
 by John Lavenburg Crux

How one Catholic university is trying to create a culture of consent
 by Jim McDermott America

Harvard sex week: Catholic spin explained
 by CathNews New Zealand

What does Catholic social teaching tell us about sexual harassment?
 by Brianne Jacobs America

Sanctissima: Meditations on a Dark Assumption Day
 by Mary Pezzulo  Patheos

Sex in the News: How Can we Change the Headlines?
 by Rachel Leininger Life Teen Community

Bishops want Trump to end order on gender, sexual identity
 by Catholic News Service/ Crux

Disorder in the Order of Malta
 Last month’s dismissal of the order’s grand chancellor by its grand master, over the order’s involvement in the distribution of artificial contraceptives, has precipitated a serious rift with the Holy See.
 by Edward Pentin  National Catholic Register

Human Sexuality Policies for Catholic Schools
 Cardinal Newman Society Staff

Marital Sexuality
 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Love and Sexuality
 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

From the Depths of Our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy and the Crisis of the Catholic Church
 by Pope Benedict XVI and Robert Cardinal Sarah
 Reviewed by Steven R. McEvoy Book Reviews and More

Swiss bishops’ president calls for end of priestly celibacy
 by CathNews New Zealand

Pope Francis says he might lift celibacy requirements for priests
 by The Jerusalem Post

German Synodal Way approves same-sex blessings, lay preaching, and reexamination of priestly celibacy
 by Jonathan Liedl Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

Cardinal Grech: The synod ‘needs time’ on the question of married priests
 by Gerard O’Connell America

Celibacy rule deprives Church of excellent priests says French bishop
 by CathNews New Zealand

Will demand grow to end celibacy, as Pope signals zero tolerance on abuse?
 by Catholic Herald

The Catholic Church should scrap the requirement for priestly celibacy
 by The Economist

For celibacy to be a gift, it must be grounded in reality
 by Matt Kappadakunnel U.S. Catholic

Germany's Cardinal Marx backs loosening of priestly celibacy
 by The Associated Press/National Catholic Reporter

Celibacy not 'divine law' for priests, but promotes holiness, speakers say
 by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/The Pilot

Pope calls priestly celibacy ‘a gift,’ says friendship can make it easier
 by Elise Ann Allen Crux

Top European cardinals want changes on homosexuality, priestly celibacy
 by Elise Ann Allen Crux

Reason for Celibacy
 by Father Kenneth Doyle The Boston Pilot

Beyond priestly celibacy
 by Isabelle de Gaulmyn La Croix International

What Priestly Celibacy Means
 by Fr. Gerald E. Murray The Catholic Thing

Cardinal’s book on celibacy barely acknowledges Eastern Catholic tradition of married priests
 by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/America

Understanding add to the debate about celibacy
 by Greg Erlandson Echoes

Understanding the Debate about Celibacy
 by Greg Erlandson  The Pilot

Benedict is defending celibacy from the media, not from Francis
 by Charles Collins Crux

“The Catholic Priesthood”: Benedict XVI on priestly celibacy
 by Benedict XVI  From the Depths of Our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy, and the Crisis of the Catholic Church/The Catholic World Report

Cardinal denies he manipulated retired pope on celibacy book
 by Nicole Winfield Associated Press

Retired pope wants his name removed as co-author of book on celibacy
 by Cindy Wooden  Catholic News Service/Angelus

Benedict is defending celibacy from the media, not from Francis
 by Charles Collins Crux

Human sexuality education in Aotearoa. A new framing document
 by CathNews

The Amazon synod and priestly celibacy
 by Russell Shaw  The Catholic World Report

The Synod and Celibacy
 by Rusell Shaw  Echoes/The Pilot

The priesthood is being crucified on the cross of celibacy
 by Fr. Peter Daly The National Catholic Reporter

Why Catholic bishops need a year of abstinence on preaching about sexuality
  by John Gehring  Religion News Service

What's the path to true dialogue about gender in the church?
 by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter

Celibacy -- A Personal Apologia
 by Father Ron Rolheiser Echoes

German cardinal urges change in tradition ahead of celibacy discussion
 by Zita Ballinger Fletcher Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

The Sixth Commandment
 Catechism of the Catholic Church The Vatican

I Can’t Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé
 by Michael Arceneaux
 Commentary by Tre'vell Anderson

Cardinal McCarrick, seminarians and abuse: how could this happen?
 by James Martin, S.J.     America

The Catholic Church should not be shocked by the McCarrick case—it should be ashamed.
 by The Editors   America

The Problem with the Bishop Scandals
 by Dr. Gregory Bottaro  Catholic Psych Institute