Transgender Persons May Be Baptized, according to Vatican

9:17 am ET on November 9, 2023

In the most recent instance of the church’s increased accessibility to LGBTQ individuals under Pope Francis, the Vatican announced that transgender people could become baptized as Catholics and serve as godparents.

The Vatican furthermore stated that gay people ‘ children, including those who are adopted or born to biological mother, properly be baptized and may act as guardians.

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