Transgender people can be baptized Catholic, serve as godparents, Vatican says

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Vatican Says Transsexuals Can Be Baptized, Serve as Godparents

ROME — The Vatican’s doctrinal office (DDF) declared this week that transsexuals and “homoaffective” persons can be baptized and serve as godparents provided certain conditions are met.

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Ватикан заявил, что трансгендерных людей можно крестить

Люди, совершившие трансгендерный переход, смогут проходить обряд крещения в католической церкви, если это не приведет к скандалу или не вызовет «замешательство», заявил Ватикан.

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Vatican Approves Allowing Transgender People to Receive Baptism and Become Godparents - Tennessee Star

On Wednesday, the Vatican released a document declaring that people who believe themselves to be “transgender” will now be allowed to be baptized and be named as godparents, with certain limitations.

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Ciudad del Vaticano. Asociaciones y fieles católicos del movimiento LGTB+ celebran como un primer paso hacia la inclusión el permitir el bautismo de las personas transgénero, pero denuncian que las condiciones de aplicación favorecen las decisiones arbitrarias en diócesis contrarias a esta apertura.El Dicasterio para la Doctrina de la Fe, uno de los principales “ministerios” de la Santa Sede, afirma en un documento publicado el miércoles que los…

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Vatican takes 'step' toward transgender Catholics

LGBTQ rights campaigners welcomed a Vatican statement that transgender people can be baptized as a step towards a more inclusive Catholic Church, but denounced caveats that provide cover to those who object.In a document published on Wednesday, the powerful Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, one of the main departments that manages the affairs of the Holy See, said transgender believers can be baptized if it would not cause scandal or conf…

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Vatican takes 'step' towards transgender Catholics

LGBTQ rights campaigners welcomed a Vatican statement that transgender people can be baptised as a step towards a more inclusive Catholic Church, but denounced caveats that provide cover to those who object.In a document published on Wednesday, the powerful Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, one of the main departments that manages the affairs...