Catholic Church | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 20:05:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://media.glaad.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20110814/cropped-glaad-cyan-icon-32x32.png Catholic Church | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 LGBTQ Leaders Talk Pope Francis’ Legacy https://glaad.org/lgbtq-leaders-talk-pope-francis-legacy/ https://glaad.org/lgbtq-leaders-talk-pope-francis-legacy/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 20:05:12 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935103 Today, April 21, 2025, Pope Francis passed away. Pope Francis has repeatedly urged acceptance of LGBTQ people and considered how best the Roman Catholic Church can support and minister to them. GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said: “Pope Francis was a transformational leader who included LGBTQ people in historic ways. Having had the [...]

The post LGBTQ Leaders Talk Pope Francis’ Legacy first appeared on GLAAD.

]]> https://glaad.org/lgbtq-leaders-talk-pope-francis-legacy/feed/ 0 GLAAD, NEW WAYS MINISTRY AND DIGNITYUSA RESPOND TO VATICAN DOCUMENT REGARDING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-new-ways-ministry-and-dignityusa-respond-to-vatican-document-regarding-transgender-people/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 19:11:24 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=860033 GLAAD: “Pope Francis’ ministry has been defined by putting people at the center, and he has met with and blessed transgender people, insisting that they are part of the Church and should be included and treated with respect. This document from the hardliners in the Vatican reveals the threat they feel from the Pope’s inclusion [...]

The post GLAAD, NEW WAYS MINISTRY AND DIGNITYUSA RESPOND TO VATICAN DOCUMENT REGARDING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE first appeared on GLAAD.

]]> Pope Francis says being gay “is not a crime” and the Catholic community responds https://glaad.org/pope-francis-says-being-gay-not-crime-and-catholic-community-responds/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:55:09 +0000 https://glaad.logalt.net/blog/pope-francis-says-being-gay-not-crime-and-catholic-community-responds/ Pope Francis shared a message of solidarity with the LGBTQ community in an interview with the Associated Press Tuesday, along with a call-to-action for millions of Catholics around the world.    Laws criminalizing gay people is “unjust”, and being gay “is not a crime,” said Pope Francis. The Pope also called for the Roman Catholic Church [...]

The post Pope Francis says being gay “is not a crime” and the Catholic community responds first appeared on GLAAD.

]]>