LGBTQ+ advot hail Pope’s rejectn of sexual orientatn as crime and ll to bishops to rist anti-gay laws as ‘tone’
Contents:
- POPE FRANCIS LLS FOR END TO ANTI-GAY LAWS AND LGBTQ+ WELE OM CHURCH
- POPE FRANCIS SAYS HOMOSEXUALY "IS NOT A CRIME," BUT GAY SEX IS "A S"
- THE POPE’S ‘SHOCKG’ STATEMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE IS G AN UPROAR AMONG CATHOLICS
POPE FRANCIS LLS FOR END TO ANTI-GAY LAWS AND LGBTQ+ WELE OM CHURCH
Alberto Pizzoli | AFP | Getty ImagPope Francis has said that homosexuals should be protected by civil unn laws some of the cleart language he has ed on the rights of gay people sce his electn seven years ma his ments a new documentary "Franc" by Osr-nomated director Evgeny Afeevsky that was released on Wednday.
POPE FRANCIS SAYS HOMOSEXUALY "IS NOT A CRIME," BUT GAY SEX IS "A S"
"Homosexual people have a right to be a fay. I stood up for that, " he pope appeared to be referrg to when he was archbishop of Buenos Air and opposed legislatn to approve same sex marriag but supported some kd of legal protectn for the rights of gay Catholic Church teach that homosexual tennci are not sful but homosexual acts are.
It teach that homosexuals should be treated wh digny but is opposed to gay bgrapher Aten Ivereigh told Rters that the pope's ments the film were some of the cleart language the pontiff has ed on the subject sce his electn 2013.
"Pope Francis' clear and public support for same-sex civil unns marks a new stage the church's relatnship wh LGBTQ people, " said Father Jam Mart, a Ju prit and thor of "Buildg a Bridge, " a book about Catholic mistry to homosexuals.
THE POPE’S ‘SHOCKG’ STATEMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE IS G AN UPROAR AMONG CATHOLICS
""The Secretary-General has spoken out very forcefully agast homophobia favor of LGBTQ rights, that people should never persecuted or discrimated agast jt for who they love, " U.