A lesbian Catholic couple and their daughter were among LGBTQ+ Jubilee pilgrims who passed through the Vatican’s holy door at the weekend.

“It is necessary for greater openness and inclusion,” queer Catholic Francesca Borselli told the Associated Press , after taking part in the first officially recognised LGBTQ+ pilgrimage to Rome.

“I don’t want to be pessimistic, I don’t think there will be a huge change today. The Church is moving with the times, which are not very fast, but the Church is walking.”

Some 1,400 Catholics, believed to have come from more than 20 countries, took part in the Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome on Saturday (6 September), wearing rainbow-themed clothing and carrying crosses.

“Not only are LGBTQ+ people marching and walking to say that they’re part of the Church,

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