Pope Francis has yet again ruffled the feathers of conservatives everywhere. The Vatican recently published a document affirming that transgender individuals can receive baptism and serve as godparents in the church. Much like the last papal statement from Pope Francis regarding the blessing of same-sex unions, the actual text remains vague on firm answers and opens the door to further questions, leaving much up to “pastoral prudence.”
On October 31, the Vatican published “Risposte del Dicastero a S.E. Mons. Negri” (trans. “Dicastery responses to H.E. Msgr. Negri”), in response to a July 14 letter from Monsignor José Negri, bishop of Santo Amaro in Brazil, which contained questions regarding the possible participation in the sacrament of baptism by transgender persons, among others. The original response was published in Italian, as is typical for such documents. An unofficial translation is available here, which this article quotes.
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