That time the Pope wrote to a trans woman: “Prejudices hurt, we are all children of God”

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A handwritten letter and signed “Francesco”. Alessia Nobile, a shemale believer, received it, who on June 21st He had gone to Rome to meet the Pope And delivering him the book in which he told his story: “The invisible girl”.

“I went to the Vatican with a group of religious homosexual Christians: they knew a French nun friend of the Pope, Sister Genevieve, who also dealt with helping transgender girls,” he tells us. “The religious gave me a personal pass and I was incredulous: I did not think of a” close “meeting with the Pope. Instead I had this opportunity, and and sent him my book. I introduced myself: “I am a transgender woman …”, to get her hands forward, if he hadn’t wanted to receive me. Because yes, I also became a healthy bearer of prejudices. But the Pope cut short and invited me to introduce me to my name: “But what’s your name?“»

Pope Francis, with the book in hand, said to her: «You did very well to write this story. You have to tell, informbecause people don’t know. “

The next day, affected by the meeting, Alessia sends the pope a letter to thank him for his welcome and his words, but without hoping for an answer. Instead on 11 July he receives an email from Father Gonzalo Aemilius, Pope’s personal secretary: there is attached The pontiff’s letter, written in pen.

«Dear sister, thanks a lot for your email. He moved me. I agree with you on the problem of prejudices. They hurt a lot! In the eyes of God we are all his childrenand that’s what matters! We have a father who loves us, who is close to compassion and tenderness. To all, none excluded. This is precisely the style of God: closeness, compassion, tenderness. Please for you, please do it for me. That the Lord bless you and the Madonna keeps you. Fraternally, Francesco ».

“A great emotion,” he says. “For a long time, I wanted to keep this beautiful thing for me: only now did I start talking about it.”

Alessia Nobile with Sister Genevieve

A few weeks ago, Alessia returned to the Pope, who reiterated her not to stop telling her story and explaining what transsexuality is. «I believe that, more than the struggle, Information can be an effective means of promoting inclusion. I often hear that in Italy the prejudice is so rooted precisely because “there is the Vatican”, but I understood that this sentence only serves to justify its preconceptions. The Church has its limits but, although not sharing my nature, it welcomed me. But if an employer discard me a priori, if the bar derives me, if I are bullied, the responsibility is only of those who do it ».