Ghoti Ichthus
Genesis 18:32, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Acts 5:29
Historic Pilgrimage for LGBTQ+ Catholics at Vatican
6 September 2025Jaroslav LukivBBC News
"Some 1,400 Catholics donning rainbow attire and carrying crosses are taking part in the first officially recognised LGBTQ+ pilgrimage to Rome as part of the Vatican's Jubilee Year.
Coming from 20 countries, pilgrims are attending prayer vigils, masses and other activities this weekend - though they will not have a private audience with Pope Leo XIV.
His predecessor Pope Francis, who died in April, did not change the Roman Catholic Church doctrine regarding the LGBTQ+ community - but made overtures in a decree in 2023.
These included allowing priests to bless same-sex couples - a move that angered conservatives Catholics, notably in Africa."
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LGBTQ+ Catholics make historic pilgrimage at Vatican
Some 1,400 LGBTQ+ people are taking part for the first time in a pilgrimage to mark the Vatican's Jubilee Year.
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Better coverage, with information the secular press won't include:
(due to the source, I didn't put it first)
Sodom and Gomorrah in St. Peter’s Basilica: Leo’s Alphabet Pilgrims March Through Jubilee Holy Door
September 10, 2025Rainbow cross carried in procession…
"Thanks to ‘Pope Leo XIV’ (Robert Prevost), a contingent of sexual perverts proudly displaying their affinity to unnatural vice was allowed to enter St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Saturday, Sep. 6.
Although a relatively strict dress code is usually enforced for Rome’s most iconic papal basilica, that was clearly not the case this past Saturday when hordes of aberrosexuals were allowed in to what was once one of the holiest sites on earth for Roman Catholics.
People dressed in (ripped) shorts, men holding hands, folks wearing all kinds of rainbow attire, many wearing T-shirts or other clothing advertising various ‘queer’-affirming ministries and associations — it was all on display."
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L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Have Jubilee With Pope’s Blessing, if Not His Presence
Leo XIV did not meet with pilgrims, but he has indicated that he is supportive of an open, welcoming church.
L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Have Jubilee With Pope’s Blessing, if Not His Presence
Leo XIV did not meet with pilgrims, but he has indicated that he is supportive of an open, welcoming church.
