Pope Francis Names LGBTQ-Positive Members to Council of Cardinals
Pope Francis has appointed several new members to his Council of Cardinals who have LGBTQ-positive records, elevating the members to be among the pope’s closest advisors.
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Pope Francis has appointed several new members to his Council of Cardinals who have LGBTQ-positive records, elevating the members to be among the pope’s closest advisors.
Some Italian Catholics have offered their support for an Italian bill that would enhance LGBTQ non-discrimination protections. Meanwhile, the Vatican, which at one point had intervened against the bill, is now remaining quiet.
A top archbishop has criticized the Holy See’s intervention over a proposed bill in Italy to enhance non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people, though the archbishop also critiqued the bill itself.
The contrast between Pope Francis and the Vatican when it comes to LGBTQ issues was again on display this past week with Francis sending a positive note to Fr. James Martin while the Curia is mired in a diplomatic dispute.
Catholics worldwide are calling on the Vatican to intervene in Ghana, where the nation’s bishops have taken stridently anti-LGBTQ positions, and were even involved with the closing of an LGBTQ center.
New Ways Ministry welcomes Pope Francis’ statement condemning the persecution of LGBTQ people.
Catholics in England have raised alarms about that nation’s treatment of LGBTQ asylum seekers, while Catholics elsewhere highlight the need to oppose conditions which cause LGBTQ people to flee.
Catholic bishops in Kenya have applauded a court ruling that keeps homosexuality criminalized in that nation.
“We implore the Holy See to take a stand against criminalizing LGBTQ+ individuals. “
The Vatican’s top official behind Pope Francis received a delegation of advocates working against anti-LGBTQ criminalization and conversion therapy, a meeting described by one Catholic group as a “great step forward” but which should prompt further action.