In December, Pope Francis wrote a letter to a US nun thanking her for over 50 years of ministry to the LGBTQ+ community, more than 20 years after she had been investigated and censured by the Vatican for that work. Francis wrote to Sister Jeannine Gramick saying, Thank you, Sister Jeannine, for all your closeness, compassion and tenderness." For decades, Gramick and her New Ways Ministry co-founder, the late Rev. Robert Nugent, were considered controversial by some church leaders for the workshops they did about the science and theology around LGBTQ topics. Gramick said she would not provide her opinion, but she would present the Catholic Church’s teaching, as well as doctrinal positions from more moderate and liberal theologians. Gramick said she was under scrutiny from the Vatican for about 20 years before officials issued a declaration that she would be barred from ministry. Francis alluded to that, mentioning her “suffering ... without condemning anyone.”
Pope Francis Writes Thank You To Nun For 50 Years of LGBTQ+ Ministry
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