Pope Francis, Cardinal Dolan Send Greetings to Father Martin’s LGBTQ Conference

By Catholic World News, June 20, 2023

CWN Editor’s Note: Pope Francis and Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York sent messages of support to a Catholic LGBTQ conference organized by Outreach, led by Father James Martin, SJ.

“Again, thank you, thank you for your witness,” Pope Francis wrote in a handwritten letter, dated May 6, to Father Martin.

In his June 18 keynote address, Juan Carlos Cruz, a Chilean abuse victim and a member of the Vatican’s Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, said that he had spoken with the Pope by phone that day. He contrasted “certain bishops who perpetuate harmful rhetoric and prejudiced doctrines” with “Pope Francis’ call for acceptance and love.” …

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