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“Out of love for the truth that resides in our hearts” Open letter to Pope Francis from Catholic parents of LGBT children Italian

Open letter to Pope Francis from the fathers and mothers of the 3VolteGenitori network, the Italian national network of Christian parents of LGBT children, dated 17th March 2021 Dear Pope Francis, As Catholic parents of LGBT children, we cannot remain silent in the face of the suffering caused by the Responsum of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith...

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No entrance controls for God’s blessing!

Reaction of the diocese the diocese of St.Gallen (Switzerland) leadership, written by Franz Kreissl*, pastoral director, to the published paper of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, denial of the blessing of homosexual couples. In 2015, Bishop Markus Büchel, when asked about homosexual couples, wrote: «Let us look forward to every relationship in which the partners accept each...

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For those who are still nailed by prejudice to a cross

Meditation by Luigi Santopaolo, biblical scholar, on the eleventh station of the Way of the Cross published in the pastoral-liturgical aid “Christ, my hope, is risen” for Lent * and Easter 2021 of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI), p. 86. When they reached the place called The Skull, there they crucified him and the two criminals, one on his right,...

2021 / English / Tenda di Gionata Iniziative

Cast your vote for the preferred verse for the 2021 IDAHOT vigils

Since 2007, prayer vigils for the overcoming of homophobia, transphobia and all types of discrimination have become an annual event. In many Italian cities and throughout the world, many Christians as well as Catholic and Evangelical communities come together for prayer in the days preceding or following the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on the 17th May to...

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LGBT+ Catholics Westminster Welcome Pope Francis Latest Affirmation

LGBT+ Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council, media release, 21 october 2020 The LGBT+ Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council welcomes Pope Francis’ latest comments on same-sex unions and the right to family life as expressed in the just-premiered film, “Francesco”. While not representing a break with the Vatican’s past doctrinal statements on sexuality or gender, Pope Francis has broken new ground in affirming the right...

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Good people, but blind to the plight of others

Thomas Lofaro, Chairperson, LGBT+ Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council* Dear friends, I’ve been looking forward to the “coming out of lock down” and to some return to normality.  Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be happening, does it? With news of cases increasing in London, it seems that being together at a distance is going to be the way we go for...