This article originally appeared in Bay Area Reporter. Pope Francis, who made the Catholic Church less hostile toward LGBTQ+ people, died Monday in Rome. He was 88. For most of his life, he was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, and at the time he was elected the church’s 266th pontiff, he was the cardinal archbishop of Buenos […]
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What Pope Francis’ new declaration means for LGBTQ+ Catholics
Pope Francis released a declaration Monday regarding the blessing of same-sex couples. In “Declaration Fiducia Supplicans On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings,” Francis addresses the act of performing blessings on same-sex couples, a practice that the Catholic Church has not previously sanctioned. Francis, who has addressed LGBTQ+ issues in unprecedented ways, has taken a path […]
