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September 10, 2015

Vatican upholds Spanish bishop's refusal to allow transsexual to be godparent

Bishop Rafael Zornoza Boy of Cadiz and Ceuta

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's doctrinal congregation upheld a Spanish bishop's refusal to allow a transsexual person to be a godparent.

Published in Vatican
September 3, 2015

Vatican says transgender man cannot be a godparent

Vatican says transgender man cannot be a godparent

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has rejected a request by a transgender man in Spain to become a godparent, ruling that his sexual identity means he is incapable of carrying out the task.

Published in Vatican
July 3, 2014

Italian archbishop calls for 10-year ban on godparents to stop Mafia infiltration

Monsignor Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, the archbishop of Reggio Calabria, has proposed a 10-year ban on naming godparents at baptisms and confirmations as a way to stop Mafia infiltration.

ROME - After a pledge by Pope Francis to “excommunicate” mobsters from the Catholic Church, an archbishop in southern Italy has proposed a 10-year ban on naming godparents at baptisms and confirmations as a way to stop the Mafia from spreading its influence.

Published in International