The LGBT Drift in Italy: More Than Twenty Dioceses Support LGBT+ ‘Inclusive’ Vigils
The LGBT Drift in Italy: More Than Twenty Dioceses Support LGBT+ ‘Inclusive’ Vigils
At least twelve Italian bishops will participate this year in vigils organized for the “overcoming of homotransphobia”, a series of events promoted by Christian LGBT groups and supported by numerous dioceses, parishes, and ecclesiastical organizations in Italy.
According to La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana, in the months of May and June, dozens of vigils and celebrations are scheduled in Italy and other European countries. The list, updated by Progetto Gionata, currently includes 47 events, many of them held in churches, parishes, convents, or spaces directly linked to Catholic dioceses.
Twelve bishops involved in the vigils
The most relevant fact is the increase in the number of bishops who will preside over or participate in these vigils. If in 2025 there were five, this year the figure already rises to twelve, more than double.
Among them are the bishop of Parma, Enrico Solmi; the bishop of Cremona, Antonio Napolioni; the archbishop of Florence, Gherardo Gambelli; the bishop of Fano,…