For World Day of the Poor in 2023, the Pope had lunch with a group of transgender people. ( Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images ) ( Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grazo
In an effort to comfort and support a group of transgender people who were being treated like Guests, Pope Francis just sat down for lunch with them.
The Pope more got to know the group of transgender women over an annual breakfast after stating in November that transgender people may be baptized and serve as godparents or witnesses to marriage under the same circumstances as any other mature.
1000 weak and poor friends joined the group of transgender people, who all had a record of physically interacting with the pope, to celebrate the Catholic Church’s World Day of the Poor.
Together, they enjoyed a sumptuous meal of meatballs in tomato-basil soup and cannelloni pasta with spinach and ricotta. In the form of dessert and petit fours, dessert was extremely generous.
The Pope made sure the people received VIP care and invited them so he could comfort and support them. In actuality, the Pope was seated at the same table as one of the transgender women, Claudia Vittoria Salas, a previous sex worker.
Salas, who serves as the caregiver to three of her nieces and nephews in Argentina, claimed that she engaged in sexual activity to pay for her kids ‘ education.
She stated to the Associated Press that serving as a grandparent means assuming the role of the mother or father. It’s certainly a match, though.
When the parents are n’t around to send the kids to school and give them food and clothing, you have to pick the right people who will be capable and responsible.
When transgender people requested assistance from the Church of England during the pandemic, the Pope grew close with them.
Due to the fact that many of the women were Latin American immigrants who could n’t get immunized in Italy, assistance was given in the form of vaccinations against Covid.
Nowadays, women are given VIP seating for the regular general audience of the Pope.
As reported by LGBTQ+ Nation, Colombian transgender woman Consuelo said:” Before, the temple was closed to us. They did n’t see us as regular people; instead, they saw the devil.
” After that, Pope Francis showed up, and the church’s doors opened for us.”
Pope Francis frequently makes use of his authority to advocate for the understanding and support of LGBTQ+ individuals within the church.
The pope received praise in October for stating that same-sex people may have their organizations blessed.
His statement comes as the Bishop of London asserts that same-sex pair gift services in the Church of England are unlikely to occur before 2025 due to the church’s ongoing division.
The pope remarked to his supporters in January that “homosexuality is never a violence” and that nations that criminalize same-sex relationships are “unjust” in doing so.
