NCR Podcast: A conversation on sexuality, gender and the Catholic Church

In this episode, NCR books editor Jamie Manson, feminist theologian Mary Hunt, and Dignity USA executive director Marianne Duddy-Burke talk about what LGBTQI Catholics need from the church, where they see an embrace of the gender and sexuality spectrums and what gives them hope.

Show Notes

• Here's the essay that sparked this week's conversation.
• We say: Stop censoring. It's time for a civil discussion.
• Mary Hunt reviews books by Donna Quinn, Marian Ronan and Mary O'Brien on Catholic women's history.
• Jamie Manson on when women become a clear and present danger at the Vatican.
• In a book review, Jamie asks: Can Fr. James Martin's bridge hold up?
• Don't be embarrassed to talk about sex, youths tell Vatican officials.

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