Category: Jonathan's Tent Testimonials

The path of the la tenda di Gionata told through the testimonies of its members or received by his walking friends, the articles of the newspapers or the reflections resulting from his projects or publications. Happy reading

Jonathan's Tent Testimonials / Insights

Francesco, il Papa delle diversità che ha incontrato le persone LGBT+ e i loro familiari

Articolo di Lucas Schaerer, pubblicato sul sito C5N (Argentina) il 30 gennaio 2025 Liberamente tradotto dai volontari del progetto Gionata Papa Francesco è stato irremovibile nel ricordare che: «La Chiesa non può chiudere la porta a nessuno» e ripeteva, nelle interviste, e in privato, che «Siamo tutti figli di Dio». «Sai di essere una persona non binaria?», gli chiese, nel...

Jonathan's Tent Testimonials / Christian project LGBT+ testimonies / Testimonials

The retreat of Florence, a house of affections for young Christians queer

Testimonianza di Lorenzo Russo di Roma su “Vivere un incontro” ritiro nazionale dei giovani cristiani queer (4-6 aprile 2025 – Firenze) Seppur ne dicano il contrario, il cristianesimo queer esiste e noi ne siamo prova tangibile.  Affacciato sulle verdi colline fiorentine, dal 4 al 6 aprile 2025, il Monastero delle suore benedettine di Santa Marta a Firenze è stato Casa...

Jonathan's Tent Testimonials

New wine in new odors. When a priest meets the lives of LGBT+ people

Testimony of Don Matteo Cavani* held at the meeting of the corner stones (Florence 5 April 2025) I am a presbyter of Modena, I am 53 years old and I want to tell you how I met the LGBT+ world and what happened when I met him. From a diligent seminarian then he became a presbyter, having an open and attentive style to new things, towards the "homosexual theme" (later became ...

Jonathan's Tent Testimonials / Testimonials

Corner stones. Voices and faces from the meeting of Florence

What does it mean to welcome every person in our Christian communities, without distinctions? What can we do so that our churches become more and more "inclusion and support sanctuaries" for LGBT+ people and their family members? In these short interviews we will listen to those who participated on Saturday 5 April 2025 in the day corner stones, organized by La Tenda di Gionata in a parish ...

Gay Christians / Jonathan's Tent Testimonials

"Cross a river walking on the stones." Be LGBT+ Catholics in China

Dialogue by Alessandro Previti with Eros Shaw, a young Chinese Catholic gay gay, created in the context of the Cornerstone* Eros Shaw project is a young Catholic LGBTQ+ in China, where he achieved a master's degree in theology, which tells in the book "Blessed Are Those who Mourn: Chinese Tongzhi Catholics' Tales" (Blessed those who cry: Catholic tales Chinese Tongzi, Sird publisher, 2022) his journey of ...

Jonathan's Tent Testimonials / The debate in the Churches

Building the synodal church together

Final document drawn up by the Assembly "By building together the synodal church"* in the national assembly of the synodal network (Assisi, 22-23 February 2025) the National Assembly "By building together the Synodal Church", promoted to Assisi on 22-23 February From the network of about thirty associations, groups and communities gathered in 2021 to participate together with the synodal path of churches in Italy, presents the proposals and reflections that emerged ...