Posted on 09/14/2022 6:24:44 PM PDT by marshmallow
VATICAN CITY — The Church of the Immaculate Blessed Virgin looks out onto the Mediterranean from Torvaianica, a beach town 20 miles from Rome that’s known more for its Mafia incursions, drugs and sex trafficking than its scenery. On a recent gray morning, after a celebration for the Assumption of Mary, a handful of middle-aged parish volunteers were at work cleaning up.
The Rev. Andrea Conocchia, the pastor, showed up in sweatpants and a T-shirt reading “God is great and Jesus loves me,” a gift for his 25th anniversary of celebrating his first Mass. He apologized for his voice, still worn out from guiding the Mary procession down the town’s windy beach.
Conocchia said he’s a big fan of liturgies, Masses and processions, but he prefers ministry that is immersed in his community. His cellphone erupts constantly with WhatsApp messages. His favored office is the coffee shop overlooking the beach just off Torvaianica’s main square.
“I’m not just a priest at the altar. I am a priest right now,” he explained as he loaded up on espresso and chunks of jam tart in the coffee bar for the team tidying up.
In the past two years, Conocchia has gained fame for serving a particular community that found him shortly after he arrived at Blessed Virgin: a group of trans women, whose lives he has changed both practically and spiritually.
Since April, at the invitation of the Vatican, Conocchia has brought four groups of LGBTQ people to meet Pope Francis and receive needed medical care. And since becoming known for his work in Torvaianica, he has started conducting prayer sessions via Zoom with disenfranchised LGBTQ Catholics across Italy.
The trans women in Torvaianica sought out Conocchia for basic needs. Most of them sex workers, they had been left without clients, and......
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Couldn't this be an occasion to look in the mirror and (repent and) consider another line of work?
Admittedly, I didn't read the whole article, figuring it was behind a paywall, but I am betting it doesn't say they learned to code.
are there really that many trannies out there that all of a sudden they are in the news constantly? I mean, good lord, are there this many dudes chopping off their privates?
When the SHTF happens, do not count on your church UNLESS you know that they are true to the Bible and the Teachings of Jesus Christ. It is war folks. Pray up and arm up in Jesus’s name.
With Francis’s Blessing, Italian Church Transforms Trans Community
One would hope that would be bringing the perverts back into a state of grace.
Instead, it's supporting them on their way to perdition.
Aw, precious!
Only a small percentage get a.lopitoffame. The majority don’t want to mess with their genitals, so they take hormones, grow their hair, and change to a female name.
Why were the transgender prostitutes left without clients?
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