By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Father Johan Verschueren, the general counsellor and delegate for the Interprovincial Houses and Works of the Society of Jesus in Rome, expressed his support for the “LGBTQ Catholics” event held recently at the general house of the Society of Jesus in the Eternal City.

Within the context of the Synod on Synodality, the Jesuits hosted an event Oct. 8 in which a group of LGBTQ-identifying people (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, and queer) shared their testimonies and requested greater participation in the ecclesial community.

Verschueren expressed to ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, his “moral support” for the event, although he said he did not attend it.

Referring to the members of this group, he said in a conversation with ACI Prensa that “their gender identity was not a moral choice” and claimed that “they were born that way.”

He also reiterated that “they are equally called and loved by Our Lord and Savior, and invited to follow him” and added that “it’s good to hear them give their witness.”

Panel titled ‘What Is the Experience of LGBTQ Catholics?’

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