Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV confirmed his intent to include LGBTQ parishioners within the Catholic Church ahead of their planned Holy Year pilgrimage to Vatican City.
The pope met editor and author the Rev. James Martin of New York for 30 minutes and said he intends to continue Pope Francis' policy of inclusion for all, the National Catholic Reporter reported Monday.
Pope Francis refused to judge and expel a gay priest in 2013 and afterward allowed priests to bless same-sex couples.
Francis did not change the Catholic Church's policy of teaching parishioners that homosexual acts are "disordered," though.
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