Sr. Jeannine Gramick asks: Will actions affirm Pope Leo’s words on LGBTQ+ people?
Posted on September 8, 2025, by Loretto Community
Originally published by National Catholic Reporter September 4, 2025
Like millions of the world’s poor, and not so poor, I miss the warm, good-hearted, down-to-earth Pope Francis.
His personality came through not only in his loving words, but also in his magnanimous gestures. His visits to prisoners in Rome and other countries; to migrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa; to First Nations peoples in Canada, Mexico and Peru; to private and public meetings with LGBTQ+ people in Rome and in his travels.
These are but a few of the countless outward signs that gave substance and meaning to his words of acceptance of all people.
And like millions of the world’s Catholics, I have been waiting to see how Pope Leo XIV will carry out Francis’ legacy.
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Read Sr. Jeannine’s entire opinion piece here.
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