Pope Francis makes surprise visit to amusement park

 

Pope Francis traveled to Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, on July 31, 2024, to greet Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the employees of the Summer Park Festival at Luna Park. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 16:32 pm (CNA).

Pope Francis left the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon go to Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, to greet Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the employees of the Summer Park Festival at Luna Park.

According to the Holy See Press Office, the pontiff visited Jeanningros, an 81-year-old nun who has been serving homosexuals and “transgender” people at the Italian Luna Park for 56 years.

The nun lives there in a trailer with another nun named Anna Amelia, with whom she also accompanies the community.

The Holy Father took the opportunity to greet the fairground workers and circus artists, who put on a show.

Pope Francis visits with Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the community of carousel workers and circus performers at the Luna Park on July 31, 2024. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Francis visits with Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the community of carousel workers and circus performers at the Luna Park on July 31, 2024. Credit: Vatican Media

He also blessed a statue of “Our Lady, Protector of the Traveling Show and the Circus” and greeted the families and children present.

Pope Francis blesses a statue of the Madonna at Luna Park on July 31, 2024. Credit: Vatican Media
Pope Francis blesses a statue of the Madonna at Luna Park on July 31, 2024. Credit: Vatican Media

Earlier this year, on June 5, Pope Francis greeted the nun after the general audience at the Vatican. On that occasion, Jeanningros noted that the pontiff had previously received the LGBT “community” that she assists.

“They love him so much because this is the first time that a pope welcomes trans and gay people. They thank him because they have finally found a Church that has reached out to them,” said the nun of the Little Sisters of Jesus.

This story was first published by ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner. It has been translated and adapted by CNA.


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4 Comments

  1. Yet another nutty nun and a homosexual-sympathizing pope. Christ could not be amused despite the carnival backdrop.

  2. Today Holy Father you are alluding on X to what would happen if we prayed more and complained less.

    If I pray and Jesus tells me to bring something to the direct attention of the Holy Father that crosses him, would you be able to tell the difference between that and a complaint? Perhaps Holy Father you will say it is only a knot and the BVM already loosed out all the knots for you because you declared she needn’t be Redemptrix and you are the Holy Father?

    So I find this in my prayer. I believe it is for you. If it is not for you, well, you can make up your own mind. When did Jesus ever use mercy to distort justice?

    You are telling these people you are with them in spirit while telling us to legalize their propensity to do and to want evil and its legalization? And that THAT is the Christian proclamation of respect and love due to the Incarnate Word?

    But something further is in the vision from the prayer. By all appearance, you never rebuke James Martin for his implicit complaining -nor any of his ilk for that matter. But now you express a heartfelt plea for us to strive in prayer ….. to be less in complaining? Even in the parable the unjust judge was ashamed of the widow.

    https://x.com/Pontifex/status/1819334832780202057

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