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Stan “JR” Zerkowski received a handwritten note from Pope Francis in October 2023. Credit: JR Zerkowski. Vatican Media

By Joe Bukuras, CNA, Catholic World Report, October 24, 2023

Joe BukurasCNA Staff, Oct 24, 2023 / 18:56 pm (CNA) – A Kentucky man involved in LGBTQ Catholic ministry has posted a letter online he says he received earlier this month from Pope Francis thanking him for his work.

Stan “JR” Zerkowski heads the LGBTQ Outreach Commission for the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky. The commission is a “diocesan-wide effort of seeking, welcoming, accompanying, and ministering to the LGBT community.”

He also leads the LGBTQ+ Ministry at St. Paul Catholic Church in Lexington, a parish that has been the cause of controversy in the past, including for an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary draped in a gay pride flag posted on its website and a prayer to the Blessed Mother it shares under the title “Mother of Pride.” …

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