Pope Francis writes to controversial nun, thanking her for 50 years of LGBTQ ministry

Source: Washington Post

Pope Francis writes to controversial nun, thanking her for 50 years of LGBTQ ministry

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey
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Pope Francis has sent an encouraging letter to an American nun thanking her for her 50 years of ministry to LGBTQ Catholics, more than two decades after she was investigated and censured by the Vatican for her work.

In his letter dated Dec. 10, Francis wrote that Sister Jeannine Gramick has not been afraid of “closeness” and without condemning anyone had the “tenderness” of a sister and a mother. “Thank you, Sister Jeannine, for all your closeness, compassion and tenderness,” he wrote.

He also noted her “suffering ... without condemning anyone.”

Gramick, who lives just outside of Washington, D.C., in Mount Rainier, Md., said that the letter felt like it was “from a friend.”

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Original WaPo link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/01/07/pope-francis-writes-controversial-nun-thanking-her-50-years-lgbtq-ministry/