Pope’s Anti-Transgender Comments Hurtful and Dehumanizing

Washington, DC, October 3, 2016–The National LGBTQ Task Force is describing Pope Francis’ remarks about transgender people as deeply hurtful to millions.
   
“When Pope Francis made his now famous ‘who am I to judge’ remarks, LGBTQ people of faith were hopeful of real change in the Roman Catholic church. Now millions of people are deeply hurt by what Pope Francis has said about transgender and gender non-conforming people, which reveals a profound lack of knowledge and empathy. We urge the pontiff to educate himself about the realities of transgender people’s lives and to welcome and affirm transgender and gender non-conforming people rather than reject and dehumanize them,” said Rev. Rodney McKenzie, Jr., Director of the Academy for Leadership and Action, National LGBTQ Task Force. 

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