Sister Jeannine Gramick.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Robinson, Gene
- Source
- Human Rights. Jul2022, Vol. 47 Issue 3/4, p54-53. 2p.
- Subject
- *SISTERS
*LGBTQ+ rights
*HOMOPHOBIA
*HOMOSEXUALITY
*CIVIL rights organizations
- Language
- ISSN
- 0046-8185
Just recently, Pope Francis himself personally thanked her for her decades of ministry with and on behalf of the LGBTQ community which has suffered at the hands of the Church. Empowered by their love of God and sharing God's commitment to justice and charity for all, nuns have been holy gadflies to the Roman Catholic Church. Sister Jeannine has understood from the beginning that until we change religion's condemnation and moral judgment against LGBTQ people, society will drag its feet on treating them with the same dignity and equality promised to them by the Constitution. [Extracted from the article]