Written by:Valentina di Giorgio
(ZENIT News / Rome, 02.06.2022).- On Wednesday, May 1, the US Embassy to the Holy See put an LGBT flag on one of the Embassy’s balconies. It also shared a photo of it on its social networks with a text stating:
“Today is the start of gay pride month. The United States respects and promotes the equality and human dignity of all people, including the LGBTQIA+ community.”
Such a flag, displayed in the Vatican, is anything but opportune. Hence Fox News asked the State Department why this flag is not displayed also in the US Embassies in Saudi Arabia or Ethiopia. The US government’s answer was incoherent if not ridiculous:
“Acknowledging that the context in each country is different, the Embassies and Consulates carry out individual plans to create awareness on the violence and abuses of human rights directed to LGBTQI+ people, including appropriate exterior displays.”
It’s not the first time that the US Embassy in the Vatican does this. But the Biden administration marks the first time that the Embassy has engaged in what the Pope calls “ideological colonization,” now also through diplomacy.
