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AFP via Getty ImagesAbout 1400 Catholics who put on rainbow clothing and transferring crosses take part in the first officially recognized LGBTQ+ pilgrimage to Rome as part of the Vatican Jubilee.
When they came from 20 countries, pilgrims visit prayer vigils, masses and other events this weekend – although they will not have a private audience with Pope Leo XIV.
His predecessor Pope Francis, who died in April, did not change the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church regarding the LGBTQ+ community – but in 2023 he did at the top.
It was included in which they allowed the priests blessing same -sex couples – a step that angered the Conservatives – in particular in Africa.
On Saturday, LGBTQ+ community participants entered St. Peter’s Basilica, although its holy door is a procession that symbolizes reconciliation.
The door opens only every 25 years to celebrate the anniversary years of the Roman Catholic Church.
“LGBTK people not only march and go to say that they are part of the church, but official church institutions welcome them and help them tell their stories,” said the national website of the Catholic journalist Francis Debernard.
The ministry helps to advocate the LGBTQ+ community in the Catholic Church.
Nurphoto via Getty ImagesAbout 32 million pilgrims are expected to go to the Vatican for anniversary celebrations this year.
Pope Leo, who was elected in May, has not yet resorted to LGBTQ+ publicly.
The US Pontiff also did not commented on the decree of its predecessor in 2023.
In 2020, Pope Francis said, “Homosexual people have the right to be in the family.”
“They are the children of God … Nobody should be thrown and unhappy,” he said.
Three years later, Francis allowed the priests to bless same -sex and “irregular” under certain circumstances.
But the Vatican said that such blessings should not be part of regular church rites or civilian unions or weddings.
It adds that he continued to consider the marriage between a man and a woman.
