Leo XIV is from Chicago
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu is archbishop of Kinshasa
Vatican's tone on LGBTQ+, intersex issues softened under papacy
Seminary candidates cannot be denied because of sexual orientation, must remain celibate
Event not āsponsored or organized byā the Vatican
Meeting took place at pontiffās Vatican residence on Oct. 12
Pope Francis approved doctrine office's document on March 25
"Vatican instructions for blessing same-gender couples offered a clear set of parameters for how, when, & what priests are supposed to do"
"Trans person, including those who have had gender affirmation surgery, can be baptized if the person is not likely to cause a scandalā
Pontiff vehemently opposed marriage equality in native Argentina
