In a recent podcast, Pope Francis responded to an audio message from a young transgender person, saying: 'God loves us as we are.'
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has told a young transgender person that “God loves us as we are,” his latest outreach gesture towards the LGBTQ community.
Francis replied that “the Lord always walks with us ... Even if we are sinners, he draws near to help us. The Lord loves us as we are, this is God’s crazy love.” Whether the Church can and should be more welcoming towards LGBTQ people, for example by offering blessings for same-sex unions, is a particularly sensitive topic.
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