California’s LGBTQ+ community watches conclave and hopes Pope Francis’ progressive moves endure
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California’s LGBTQ+ community watches conclave and hopes Pope Francis’ progressive moves endure
When Dustin Pagan-Peterson and his husband found out Pope Francis had passed, the only thing they could do after confirming it online was hold each other’s hands across the breakfast table and cry.“It’s still so hard to actually believe,” Pagan-Peterson said Friday, April 25.Pope Francis was 88 when he died on Easter Monday, April 21. His death was a blow to Catholics around the world, especially those who appreciated Francis’ views on LGBTQ+ people, poverty and immigration.As the May 7 conclave gets underway in the Vatican to choose a new pope, there’s concern in the LGBTQ+ community over whether a ..