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Will the next Pope embrace the LGBTQ+ community and a more modest lifestyle like Pope Francis did?

The executive director of Outreach, the queer Catholic resource organization, provides some insight from Rome into what can be expected from the conclave.

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Religion

Pope Meets With Reps of Previously Shunned Pro-LGBTQ+ Ministry

The meeting with New Ways Ministry was “a moment once unimaginable,” according to the group.

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Who could succeed Pope Francis? We look at 10 possibilities, both LGBTQ-friendly and not

Potential successors come from all over the world and range from moderate to deeply conservative on LGBTQ+ issues.

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Religion

Pope Francis Says Being Gay Isn’t a Crime

He still refers to homosexuality as a “sin” though.

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For Pope Francis, 87, It’s Out with the Old and In With the New

As a transitional pontiff, Francis will not be pulled backwards.

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Religion

Pope Revokes Homophobic Cardinal's Vatican Salary, Subsidized Apartment

Cardinal Raymond Burke has critiqued Pope Francis's stances on LGBTQ+ issues and more.