SGN:: Pope Francis, who changed Catholic approach to LGBTQs, dies

SGN:: Pope Francis, who changed Catholic approach to LGBTQs, dies

Pope Francis, who made the Catholic Church less hostile toward LGBTQ people, died Monday in Rome. He was 88.

Pro-LGBT priest says Pope Francis inspired him to announce his homosexuality

Dissident Wisconsin priest Fr. Gregory Greiten said that Pope Francis’ notorious ‘Who am I judge to?’ comment inspired him to declare his homosexuality during a Sunday Mass.

Priest Luis Zazano revealed the message that the Pope whispered to him in Rome, and how that encounter changed his way of evangelizing.

How a kind word from Pope Francis inspired my LGBTQ campus ministry

An encounter with Pope Francis as a pilgrim in Rome in 2014 helped a Notre Dame student find courage as he ministered to LGBTQ students a decade later.

How Pope Francis Affected Me as an LGBTQ+ Person - New Ways Ministry

An enormous quantity of perspectives on the life and ministry of Pope Francis continues to accumulate since his death on Monday, April 21. Today, Bondings 2.0 has compiled first-person reactions from queer Catholics (some practicing and some lapsed) on the impact Francis made on them. A priest and a resigned priest attribute their ability to fully live their vocations to Francis’ pastoral outreach, while a number of lay people credit the late po…