Transgender people can be baptized Catholic, serve as godparents, Vatican says

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The Vatican’s doctrinal office says transgender people can be godparents at baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/world/global-affairs/transgender-people-can-baptized-catholic-serve-godparents-vatican-says/

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00:00 "The Vatican's doctrinal office says transgender people can be godparents at baptisms, witnesses

00:05 at religious weddings, and receive baptism themselves."

00:09 This statement comes in response to Brazilian Bishop José Negri's questions regarding

00:13 LGBT people and their participation in the sacraments.

00:17 The doctrinal office says transgender people could be godparents at a baptism at the discretion

00:21 of the local priest.

00:23 They can also serve as witnesses at a church wedding, but the local priest should exercise

00:27 "pastoral prudence" in his decision.

00:30 It also says transgender people can be baptized under some conditions and as long as there's

00:35 "no risk of causing a public scandal or disorientation among the faithful."

00:39 The three pages of questions and answers were approved by Pope Francis on October 31.

00:44 (upbeat music)

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