New Ways Ministry Brings Transgender, Intersex, Ally Catholics for Dialogue with Pope Francis
Posted on October 14, 2024, by Loretto Community
Published by NewWaysMinistry.org on October 12, 2024
Pope Francis met today with a diverse group of transgender, intersex, and ally Catholics, including a medical doctor who provides gender transition care. The group urged Pope Francis to move past the Church’s negative approach to gender-diverse people, and to encourage Church leaders to listen more attentively to the lives and faith of LGBTQ+ people.
The nearly 90-minute meeting was arranged by Sister Jeannine Gramick, SL, a U.S. nun who has ministered with LGBTQ+ people and their families for more than 50 years. The visit was sponsored by New Ways Ministry, a national Catholic outreach to the LGBTQ+ community, which Sister Gramick co-founded in 1977 with the late Fr. Robert Nugent, SDS.
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“I am grateful to Pope Francis that he was willing to listen to the experiences of intersex and transgender people,” said Sister Gramick. “It is only by listening to stories of these individuals, as well as the individuals who care for and about them, that the Church will be able to fully hear the voice of the Holy Spirit calling the Catholic community to break out of old, ill-informed teachings and practices.”
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Read the entire story on the New Ways Ministry website.