Rome, Italy, Oct 14, 2015 / 12:11 am (CNA). — Attendees at an LGBT activist event lobbying the Synod of Bishops included an official from George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, one of the most influential funders in the world.

“Open Society Foundations program officer Peter Matjasic was one of the participants of the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics assembly,” Antonia Zafeiri, the foundations’ European communications officer, confirmed to CNA Oct. 13.

Zafeiri said the assembly was “an opportunity to discuss with civil society representatives sharing similar values” in line with the foundations’ mission to “promote equality and combat discrimination of minority groups.”

The newly launched Global Network of Rainbow Catholics held its first assembly in Rome Oct. 1-4. It drew together several dissenting Catholic groups engaged in LGBT activism. The gathering claimed representatives from 30 countries.

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