New Ways Ministry Welcomes Pope Francis to Philly with Catholic Gender Identity Workshop

So happy to see this show some of the Diversity that exists in the Transgender community and the Catholic faith.

Bondings 2.0

Just as Pope Francis began his schedule in Philadelphia, Catholics gathered in a church hall in downtown to explore ideas and personal experiences about gender identity. The New Ways Ministry-sponsored workshop, titled “Transforming Love,” featured four speakers sharing their stories of being trans*, of being intersex, of being an LGBTQI person’s family member–and doing all of this as Catholics.

Julie Chovanes

After an opening communal prayer service, Julie Chovanes, a transexual Catholic woman from Philadelphia, began the morning’s presentations. Steve Ahlquist of RIFuture.org reported:

“Chovanes was raised in the Byzantine Catholic tradition. . .Coming out and transitioning has been a challenge, but she feels she has ‘been accepted in the city, I feel that Philadelphia is the best city in the world for [trans persons].”

“I don’t consider myself a man or a girl. . .I am a trans. My brain and my soul are a woman’s, but my body is a…

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Transgender Catholic Godparent Now Welcomed

Transgender Catholic Initially Rejected as Godparent Now Welcomed–And Other Positive Developments.

This is great news that Bishop Rafael Zornoza has changed perhaps due to social media pressure or just by listening to the growing number of faithful transgender catholics available on the web. Whatever the reason it is another sign of institutional change catching up with the conscience of the faithful.