Posted: 8/29/15 at 2:00pm
Pope Francis has once again proven that he does not judge anyone. He blessed an Italian author, Francesca Pardi, who wrote a children's book titled, Piccolo Uovo, which features lesbian rabbits and gay penguins.
"In a bid for recognition, Pardi sent a package to Pope Francis with seven or eight children's books addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues from her publisher, Lo Stampatello. She included a heartfelt note explaining her predicament.
"Many parishes across the country are in this period sullying our name and telling falsehoods about our work which deeply offends us," she writes. "We have respect for Catholics ... A lot of Catholics give back the same respect, why can't we have the whole hierarchy of the church behind us?"
Much to her surprise, the Pope wrote back.
"His holiness is grateful for the thoughtful gesture and for the feelings which it evoked, hoping for an always more fruitful activity in the service of young generations and the spread of genuine human and Christian values," writes Peter B. Wells, a senior official at the Vatican secretariat of state, in the letter dated July 9.
"It's not that I think that he's for gay families, because there's the Catholic doctrine, but we mustn't think that we don’t have rights," Pardi tells the paper."
http://www.people.com/article/pope-francis-letter-praises-gay-childrens-book-piccolo-uovo-little-egg
Updated On: 8/29/15 at 02:00 PM
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