Common Ground: Talking with the Catholic Church About the Human Rights of LGBT+ People
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This report aims to frame a new dialogue with the Catholic Church on the human rights of LGBT+ people. The dialogues of the past have more often taken the form of confrontation rather than conversation, and yet it is clear that areas of common ground exist with the Catholic Church on the subject of LGBT+. This report aims to articulate and expand upon these areas of common ground.
In April 2019 a delegation of senior leaders from the Open For Business coalition travelled to the Vatican to join a meeting with the Pope’s most senior official, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, alongside the members of the International Bar Association (IBA) and the International Lesbian & Gay Association (ILGA). This report is a continuance of the dialogue that began during that meeting and aims to build on the Cardinal’s observation that there are “areas of common ground”.
