"Sitting on the border of Maryland and Washington, DC, on a suburban street shaded by lush green trees, lies a small two-story ministry. As both a physical and digital sanctuary, New Ways Ministry works to educate Catholics of all identities on LGBTQ+ advocacy. From religious leaders seeking to expand their knowledge on LGBTQ+ individuals to LGBTQ+ individuals seeking security within their faith, this ministry is among the underrepresented religious groups aiming to educate, advocate and equip leaders to build bridges between the church and civil society."
"Religion has been weaponized against LGBTQ+ people in the United States for years, a trend that continues today with figures like JD Vance. The vice president has used theological concepts like ordo amoris, or the idea of a "rightly ordered love," to justify anti-immigrant policies, arguing that Americans owe moral duties to their own families before "outsiders.""
"This thinking led to criticism from both Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV, who insisted that Christian love must be universal and must apply to all individuals, especially those of marginalized communities."
New Ways Ministry operates a small two-story ministry near the Maryland–Washington, DC border and serves as a physical and digital sanctuary for LGBTQ+ Catholics. The ministry educates Catholics of all identities on LGBTQ+ advocacy and equips religious leaders alongside LGBTQ+ individuals seeking security within their faith. Queer Catholics and their allies reclaim gospel values to reshape the church from within. Religion has been weaponized against LGBTQ+ people by political figures invoking concepts like ordo amoris to justify exclusionary policies. Popes Francis and Leo XIV criticized those uses, insisting Christian love must be universal and extend to marginalized individuals.
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