The Uned Stat this past June did somethg that the Catholic Church and the Vatin have for years railed agast: granted marriage equaly to s gay and lbian cizens. Yet, Pope Francis had nothg to say about . Not then and not now.
Contents:
- POPE FRANCIS WON’T BUDGE ON GAY MARRIAGE: “MARRIAGE IS MARRIAGE”
- IS POPE FRANCIS GAY? – A TIMELE OF HIS PRO-GAY RERD
- WHAT POPE FRANCIS REALLY SAID ABOUT (GAY) MARRIAGE -- AND WHAT HE DID NOT
- POPE FRANCIS LLS FOR END TO ANTI-GAY LAWS AND LGBTQ+ WELE OM CHURCH
- ITS OFFICIAL: POPE FRANCIS SUPPORTS HOMOSEXUALY AND DEMANDS THAT ALL CHRISTIANS ACCEPT GAY MARRIAGE
POPE FRANCIS WON’T BUDGE ON GAY MARRIAGE: “MARRIAGE IS MARRIAGE”
* is the pope pro gay marriage *
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IS POPE FRANCIS GAY? – A TIMELE OF HIS PRO-GAY RERD
LGBTQ+ advot hail Pope’s rejectn of sexual orientatn as crime and ll to bishops to rist anti-gay laws as ‘tone’ * is the pope pro gay marriage *
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WHAT POPE FRANCIS REALLY SAID ABOUT (GAY) MARRIAGE -- AND WHAT HE DID NOT
The Vatin said the pope’s statements favor of civil unns for gay upl did not change church doctre. * is the pope pro gay marriage *
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But he also aga raised the issue of a gay lobby at the Vatin, sayg “lobbyg by orientatn” is a problem, before jokg, “You see a lot wrten about the gay lobby. “In Buenos Air I ed to receive letters om homosexual persons who are ‘socially wound’ bee they tell me that they feel like the church has always nmned them.
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POPE FRANCIS LLS FOR END TO ANTI-GAY LAWS AND LGBTQ+ WELE OM CHURCH
March 21, 2015: Pope Francis viss a prison Napl, havg lunch wh some 90 prisoners, 10 of whom were om the ward which holds mat who are gay, transgenr, or who have HIV/AIDS. July 11, 2015: While on an apostolic vis to Paraguay, Pope Francis met wh a group of civil lears, cludg Simón Cazal, a married gay activist who leads the group SOMOSGAY. Gil Martez said Pope Francis told him, “I would love to vis and talk to gay and lbian people and please tell the gays to pray for me and I shall pray for them.
Afterwards, Vatin spokperson Feri Lombardi said that the le “whout excludg anyone” (omted the Vatin’s English translatn of the hoy) “would also clu people wh homosexual tennci. 2016: Durg a New Ways Mistry event, Yayo Grassi, a gay former stunt of the pope’s, reveals that durg the marriage equaly bate Argenta, the future pope sent him an email which said, “There is no place for homophobia the Church. July 10, 2017: Through a letter om a papal ai, Pope Francis sends a ngratulatory blsg letter to a Brazilian gay uple on the ocsn of the baptism of their three adopted children.
ITS OFFICIAL: POPE FRANCIS SUPPORTS HOMOSEXUALY AND DEMANDS THAT ALL CHRISTIANS ACCEPT GAY MARRIAGE
May 2018: In a meetg wh Italy’s bishops, Pope Francis tells them “keep your ey open” about gay men enterg semari and “If doubt, better not let them enter. He suggted that “If we were nvced that [people irregular suatns] are children of God, thgs would change a lot, ” but also affirmed himself as a “nservative” who believ “ is an ngy to speak of homosexual marriage.
The Uned Stat this past June did somethg that the Catholic Church and the Vatin have for years railed agast: granted marriage equaly to s gay and lbian cizens. Consirg that Pope Benedict often volly exprsed harsh nmnatn of marriage equaly -- even travelg to Spa to speak out agast when that untry was among the first to legalize marriage for gays and lbians and lled a "threat to the future of humany"-- 's astonishg how silent Francis is on the issue. Even nservativ are notg that on abortn and gay equaly, the pope was here's exactly what he said about marriage and the fay: It is my wish that throughout my vis the fay should be a recurrent theme.