The blessing of being an LGBTQ+ godparent
The Dicastery replied: “In order for the child to be baptized, there must be a well-founded hope that he or she will be brought up in the Catholic religion”, citing the Code of Canon Law. The document then addressed the case of a homosexual and cohabiting person who asks to be the godfather or godmother of a person to be baptized. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. The now-viral guidance was shared on social media this week, even though it was sent out in July, according to NBC News. Catholic Diocese Says LGBTQ+ People Are Not Allowed Sacraments
The document says people in same-sex relationships and trans people can’t be baptized or confirmed or receive Holy Communion. For the most part, the following responses reiterate the basic contents of what the Dicastery has already affirmed on this subject in the past [1]. A transgender person—even after undergoing hormone treatment and sex-reassignment surgery—can receive Baptism under the same conditions as other believers, if there are no situations in which there is a risk of generating public scandal or disorientation among the faithful. 
What About Baptism of Same
Doctrinal dicastery says transsexuals can be baptized The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, in a document approved by Pope Francis, explained the circumstances under which a transgender person could be baptized and when it would or would not be possible for LGBTQ+ Catholics to serve as godparents or witnesses at a Catholic wedding. The document, signed Oct. The response to both questions was that "there is nothing in current universal canonical legislation that prohibits" either from serving as a witness at a Catholic marriage.
Vatican doctrine office
While not officially a rule set forth by the USCCB, most dioceses change the titles of mother and father to simply “parent” when a same-sex couple has a child baptized. By Hannah Brockhaus. It is available on the Vatican website in Italian. Doctrinal dicastery says transsexuals can be baptized
While urging pastoral prudence, the document says that trans and gay people may be godparents as well as witnesses to a baptism. It also says that children of a gay couple can be baptized when there is a well-founded hope that the child will be raised Catholic. The children of homosexual couples should be baptized even if they are born from a surrogate mother, provided there is a well-founded hope that they will be educated in the Catholic faith. Quoting from St. 
Answers to Several Questions from His Excellency, the Most
The dicastery repeated an affirmation that the child of a gay couple can be baptized when there is a well-founded hope that the child will be raised Catholic. .
Transsexual and homosexual persons and the Sacraments
The Roman Catholic Church has long held the view that being gay is not a sin but being in a same-sex relationship or having gay sex is. It announced in March that priests are not allowed to bless. .
Catholic diocese says gay and trans people can't be baptized
The Vatican has released guidance that indicates trans people can be baptised, serve as godparent and witness weddings in the Catholic church. .