"Catholic Homophobia"

Loughlin, Gerard

Abstract

Understanding homophobia as a discursively constituted antipathy, this article argues that the culture of the Catholic Church – as constituted through the Roman magisterium – can be understood as fundamentally homophobic, and in its teaching not just on homosexuality, but also on contraception and priestly celibacy. Moreover, in this regard, the article argues for a hermeneutic of continuity from the pontificate of John Paul II to that of Pope Francis – the latter’s ambivalence repeating the ‘scrambling’ of speech that is typical of homophobic discourse.

Citation

Loughlin, G. (2018). "Catholic Homophobia". Theology, 121(3), 188-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/0040571x17749147

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 3, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Apr 16, 2018
• Publication Date: May 1, 2018
• Deposit Date: Sep 12, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 6, 2018
• Journal: Theology
• Print ISSN: 0040-571X
• Electronic ISSN: 2044-2696
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 121
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 188-196
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0040571x17749147
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1349451