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Despite headlines about a powerful “gay lobby” within the Vatican, and a new Pope promising reform, the Catholic Church’s gay cardinals, monks, and other clergy inhabit a hidden netherworld. In Rome, the author learns how they navigate the dangerous paradox of their lives. 1 Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, insists that the Vatican's permission to offer informal blessings to same-sex couples is not a step toward recognizing gay marriage, and he affirms that bishops have a right and duty to offer their priests guidance on giving the blessings in certain cultures and contexts. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, leaves the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall in this file photo from Oct. 2 Gay Rome and Vatican Museums: the tour you weren’t expecting If you are planning a trip to Italy and are looking for a unique experience to discover the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel in a new and original way, we suggest you join our tour reinterpreted through a queer perspective. 3 Naked but for the towel around his waist, a man of a certain age sat by himself, bent slightly forward as if praying, in a corner of the sauna at a gym in central Rome. I had not met this man before, but as I entered the sauna, I thought I recognized him from photographs. 4 The Vatican is organizing its first-ever pilgrimage for LGBTQ+ Christians, their relatives and allies during its celebration of Jubilee, a Holy Year that only occurs every 50 years. 5 Pope Francis reportedly made the remarks during a private audience with other clerics. Pope Francis is reported to have acknowledged the existence of a "gay lobby" inside the Vatican. 6 According to Gross’s piece in the December issue of Vanity Fair (on stands today), a significant number of gay clerics at the Vatican are in positions of great authority, but they inhabit a secretive netherworld because homosexuality is officially condemned. 7 But he said he was confident that, except for Africans, critics of his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples would eventually understand it. Blessings were allowed last month in a document called Fiducia Supplicans Supplicating Trust , which has caused widespread debate in the Catholic Church, with particularly strong resistance coming from African bishops. 8 The legal code regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Vatican City is based on the Italian Zanardelli Code of , since the founding of the sovereign state of Vatican City in 9 The Vatican is renowned for its incredible culture, architecture, and monuments, as well as being the seat of the Papacy. It is also a hub of controversy, and has its fair share of dark secrets. 10 . 11