Pope Leo at One Year: Vatican Publishes Confidential Letter to German Bishops as LGBTQ+ Outreach Plays Out in Public
On May 6 the Vatican made public a previously private 2024 doctrinal-office letter to Germany's bishops opposing formalized same-sex blessings. Three days later, an AP profile of Pope Leo XIV's first year crystallized what queer Catholics are reading: real openness to LGBTQ+ voices, a hard stop on doctrinal change.
