Inspired by Amoris Laetitia (Pope Francis) and Ignatian spirituality, a Spanish publication, Amados, creados y soñados prodigiosamente (Loved, Created and Wonderfully Dreamed) highlights the spiritual lives of LGBT people within the Church. It calls for a more welcoming approach and a renewed way of offering pastoral care.
The author, Cristóbal Rodríguez, explores the reasons behind the Church’s exclusion of LGBT people and its impact. He offers practical suggestions for a Church that embraces diversity as a ‘gift from God’. The book invites religious leaders and communities to support real-life situations with understanding and care, both personally and collectively.
It’s a timely reflection for a Church that wants to move forward, and to live out its mission with justice and love.
About the author
Cristóbal Rodríguez Hernández was born in Ifonche, Tenerife. He has been a priest in the Diocese of Tenerife since 2008, with a strong track record in pastoral work with LGBTIQ people.
He holds a doctorate in Spiritual Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (2024). His thesis was titled “¿Cristianos de segunda categoría? Presencia de los creyentes LGBTQ en la Iglesia: acompañamientos e itinerarios de vida cristiana” (‘Second-class Christians? The presence of LGBTQ believers in the Church: spiritual journeys and accompaniment’.)
Pastoral work
