Did you know there was a trans man priest who was kicked out of the Catholic Church for living his…

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Did you know there was a trans man priest who was kicked out of the Catholic Church for living his truth in 1924? Born in 1890, Georges Marasco, later known as Père (Father) Jean, became very ill in 1920. He claimed to be paralyzed and blind. Out of desperation, his priest, a nurse, and a former soldier moved him to a Basilica in Halle, Belgium to pray to its famous black walnut statue of the Virgin Mary. After reaching the statue, Georges immediately exclaimed, “I am entirely cured!” ...


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