ROME — Gay Roman Catholic pilgrims will have a special day on Sept. 6 during next year's Jubilee Holy Year celebrations, the Vatican confirmed Friday following a report in Il Messaggero.
ROME — Gay Roman Catholic pilgrims will have a special day on Sept. 6 during next year's Jubilee Holy Year celebrations, the Vatican confirmed Friday following a report in Il Messaggero.On that day, members of the Church's LGBT+ community will be welcomed at the Jesuit mother church, the Church of the Gesù, in central Rome.'The Jubilee of 2025 will open its doors to the first pilgrimage dedicated specifically to gays and LGBT+ people,' Il Messaggero reported.
These groups are led in Italy by Tenda di Gionata , an association founded on March 18, 2018, at the request of Don David Esposito, a priest who passed away prematurely.Esposito had dreamed that Christian communities would 'widen the tent' to create space for all, transforming them into sanctuaries of welcome and support for LGBT individuals and others facing discrimination.Asked about the report, Monsignor Rino Fisichella, the Jubilee's director, told ANSA, 'Everyone is welcome.
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