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LGBTQ Leaders Talk Pope Francis’ Legacy

GLAAD — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 20:05:12 +0000

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 [...]

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GLAAD DISCUSSES MEETINGS WITH POPE FRANCIS, RESPONDS TO HIS PASSING: “A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER WHO INCLUDED LGBTQ PEOPLE”

Heidi Spillum, Web Producer — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:27:43 +0000

(Monday, April 21, 2025) This morning, GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) media advocacy organization, is responding to the passing of Pope Francis, and highlighting his legacy of LGBTQ inclusion. GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis: “Pope Francis was a transformational leader who included LGBTQ people in historic ways. [...]

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GLAAD, NEW WAYS MINISTRY AND DIGNITYUSA RESPOND TO VATICAN DOCUMENT REGARDING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE

GLAAD — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 19:11:24 +0000

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 [...]

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GLAAD Responds to Pope Francis’ Unprecedented Move to Formally Allow Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples

Tony Morrison — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 18:10:07 +0000

In a document released by the Vatican today, the Pope elaborates on and confirms an expanded definition of “blessing” that clears the way for recognition of same-sex couples and that doing so should not require “exhaustive moral analysis.” “Ultimately, a blessing offers people a means to increase their trust in God. The request for a blessing, [...]

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GLAAD STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO POPE FRANCIS’ UNPRECEDENTED MOVE TO FORMALLY ALLOW PRIESTS TO BLESS SAME-SEX COUPLES

Heidi Spillum, Web Producer — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:48:55 +0000

GLAAD: “By removing barriers to priests blessing LGBTQ couples, the Pope accurately recognizes that LGBTQ people and our relationships are worthy of the same affirmation and support in the Church, and this strengthens couples in their faith and to the community. This is the latest in a historic pattern of actions and announcements from Pope [...]

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Pope Francis is doubling down on his call to global faith leaders to condemn same-sex criminalization laws, and some answered

Lana Leonard — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:35:48 +0000

On Sunday, February 5, while airborne from his trip from South Sudan, one of 67 countries that criminalize LGBTQ people, Pope Francis reiterated his stance after recent comments to the Associated Press in which he declared that criminalization laws are “unjust” and that “being homosexual is not a crime.” “To condemn someone like this is [...]

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Pope Francis says being gay “is not a crime” and the Catholic community responds

Lana Leonard — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:55:09 +0000

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 [...]

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