Russia censors Pope Francis's autobiography on LGBTQ+ issues

In a Russian publication, segments of Pope Francis's autobiography regarding LGBT were censored. The publisher 'Alpine Publisher' released the autobiography of the Pope of Rome, 'Hope'.

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The Russian edition of Pope Francis's autobiography 'Hope' was published by Alpina Publisher.
Several passages in the Russian edition were censored with black blocks or placeholders.
The censored content included statements by Pope Francis about LGBTQ+ individuals.
The censorship involved references to the Church's openness to gay and transgender people.
The censored text included mentions of the 2023 Fiducia_supplicans declaration allowing blessings for same-sex couples.
The censored content included Pope Francis's assertion that homosexuality is not a crime but a human reality.
The censored text contained statements about transgender people being able to receive baptism and serve as godparents.
The censored passages included the Pope's personal account of meeting transgender individuals in the Vatican.
The censored content featured the phrase 'If God says 'all,' who am I to exclude anyone?'
The censorship was noted by the bookshop Primus Versus and theologian Natalya Vasilевич.
The Russian edition is available in both print and electronic formats.
The censorship aligns with Russia's 2022 law banning 'LGBT propaganda' and the 2023 Supreme Court designation of the International LGBT Movement as extremist.

Points of divergence

The publisher 'Alpina Publisher' removed fragments about LGBTQ+ people from the Russian edition of Pope Francis's autobiography. — tg_currenttime
The book was published in 2024, and the censorship involved removal of content about LGBTQ+ people and the Fiducia supplicans declaration. — riamo
The censorship occurred due to Russia's 2022 ban on 'LGBT propaganda' and the 2013 Supreme Court ruling declaring the International LGBT Movement extremist. — tg_theinsider
The book was published in 2026, and the censorship affected both print and electronic versions. — tg_dwglavnoe
The book was written over six years and is the first autobiography by the head of the Roman Catholic Church. — tg_sotavisionmedia
The censored passage includes the Pope's statement that 'homosexuality is not a crime, but a human reality' and his defense of LGBTQ+ people against criminalization. — meduza
The censored content includes the Pope's statement: 'If God says 'all,' who am I, to exclude anyone?' — tvrain
The censored content includes the Pope’s statement: 'If God says 'all,' who am I,' to exclude anyone?' — tg_tvrain

Coverage (10 sources)

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In Russia, the biography of the Pope was censored, removing fragments about LGBT* — РИАМО
From the Russian version of Pope Francis's autobiography, fragments about the church being open to LGBT people were removed — The Insider
In Russia, parts of the Pope's autobiography about LGBTQ+ were hidden — DW Главное
In Russia, the Pope's autobiography was subjected to censorship: passages were cut out about what God loves homosexuals... — SOTAvision
In the autobiography of Pope Francis in Russia, a section was censored in which he argues that 'homosexuality is not a crime' — Meduza
In a Russian edition, parts of Pope Francis's autobiography about LGBT were censored — Дождь
In a Russian edition of Pope Francis's autobiography, fragments about LGBT were censored — Дождь (Telegram)
In a Russian edition of Pope Francis's autobiography, fragments about LGBT were cut out — Новая газета Европа
In a Russian edition of Pope Francis's autobiography, fragments about LGBT were redacted — ЭХО / Новости

Russia censors Pope Francis's autobiography on LGBTQ+ issues

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