
07/09/2025
For anyone concerned about Pope Leo’s statement regarding the LGBTQ+ community:
In these divided times, both in our nation and around the world, I find comfort in the universal truth that we are all created in God’s image—equal in God’s eyes. Remembering this, we are called to treat one another with kindness, respect, compassion, non-judgment, and love.
“Gay blessings ‘will remain’ under Pope Leo, Vatican doctrine chief says VATICANVATICAN NEWS
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks to reporters at the Vatican Sept. 19, 2024.
The cardinal said on July 3, 2025, that the Catholic Church’s approval of blessings of couples in same-sex relationships “will remain” under Pope Leo XIV.”