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By Delia Vaccarello, L’Unità (Italy), 6 June 2011, translated by Kathryn “Holy Father, the silence of His Holiness is often interpreted as tacit approval by those who commit acts of violence, torture and assassination against LGBT individuals. As with the passages of the Bible that condone slavery, the passages of the Bible that support the killing of people who engage...

At this year’s Europride, which will take place from the 1st to the 12th of June, for the first time Italian and European Christian groups will be present. In total, 40 LGBT Christian groups from Italy, Spain, Norway, France, the UK as well as other European countries will converge on the “eternal city” in order to share and bear witness...

A moment of reflection in which we will try to make the point of acceptance of LGBT people within the Christian churches in Europe, reading the weak signals and face the prospect of a path leading to full inclusion.

European Forum of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual Christian Groups, Berlin, May 7, 2011 We appeal to Your Holiness to condemn acts of violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people, and for Your Holiness’ co-operation in lifting the penalisation of homosexual acts worldwide.Silence from Your Holiness is interpreted by people engaged in violence, torture and murder as consent...

Diane Xuereb, gayandblessed.blogspot.com, June 7, 2011 Rome, beautiful Rome, I was here almost thirty years ago, back then, I was too young to appreciate its beautiful history as well as its charm. I think its still the same however I landed early in the evening (8.20pm) so it was already dark. A city looks different during the day. In any...

Abstract of the report of Nils RIedl* (Norway), Conference ‘LGBT people and Christian churches in Europe: fears and opportunities for full acceptance and inclusion’, Rome, June 10th 2011 The church of Norway has been thru a big change since the beginning of 1990. From being mostly closed and conservative, to be more open and inclusive.The issue of homosexuality has been...