"He told The Washington Post that places on the top table "were given to poor parishioners who had attended an earlier eucharist". The trans activists arrived later and "sat elsewhere", he added. "The Church is open to everyone," he said. "It's not about [the pope] meaning to carry on this outreach. [The activists] came because they're an integral part of the Church, that is all.""
"Nobile has previously spoken about how her life changed under Pope Francis. After their first meeting in 2022, Francis became a mentor and friend, urging her to tell her story "so prejudice does not grow" and reminding her that "in the eyes of God, we are all His children". She says that he ensured she sat in the front row at papal audiences and wrote her a handwritten letter affirming God's unconditional love, a gesture that Nobile described as "unrepeatable"."
"Forty-eight trans women attended the annual lunch with Leo XIV on Sunday (16 November), alongside about 1,300 other guests, including migrants, and homeless and disabled people. Unlike the previous two years, none of the transgender guests were placed on the top table for the lunch, which is seen as a symbol of outreach to marginalised communities. However, papal almoner cardinal Konrad Krajewski, who organised the event, rejected any suggestions of an intentional snub."
Forty-eight trans women attended the annual Jubilee Lunch for the Poor alongside about 1,300 guests including migrants, homeless and disabled people. None of the transgender guests sat at the top table, unlike the previous two years. Papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski said top-table places were given to poor parishioners who had attended an earlier eucharist and that the trans activists arrived later and sat elsewhere. Krajewski said the Church is open to everyone and described the activists as an integral part of the Church. Activist Alessia Nobile said she handed the pope a letter and he smiled, recalled Pope Francis's past support including a handwritten letter affirming God's unconditional love, and urged Pope Leo not to reverse rights gained under Francis.
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