So gay upl should have equal protectn agast the law -- and the Pope supports that -- but their marriag aren't "real" the ey of God?
Contents:
- THE POPE’S ‘SHOCKG’ STATEMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE IS G AN UPROAR AMONG CATHOLICS
- CATHOLIC VIEWS ON GAY MARRIAGE
- THE CATHOLIC VIEW OF HOMOSEXUALY AND GAY “MARRIAGE”
- TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: MY MARRIAGE IS A BLSG EVEN THOUGH I'M GAY
THE POPE’S ‘SHOCKG’ STATEMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE IS G AN UPROAR AMONG CATHOLICS
Pope Francis ma news recently by voicg his support for same-sex civil unns – legal arrangements that give gay and lbian upl many of the same rights as married oppose-sex upl. The statement stck many observers as a shift for the Vatin – which 2003 me out agast any “legal regnn of homosexual unns” – even as Francis did not change his long-standg opposn to gay marriage.
CATHOLIC VIEWS ON GAY MARRIAGE
Around the world, Catholics vary their support for same-sex marriage and their acceptance of homosexualy general, acrdg to Pew Rearch Center surveys nducted recent years.
In the Uned Stat, about six--ten Catholics (61%) said a 2019 survey that they favor allowg gays and lbians to marry. In the wake of Pope Francis’ recent ment about same-sex civil unns, Pew Rearch Center nducted this analysis to better unrstand what Catholics around the world thk about legal regnn for same-sex upl and homosexualy general. Rpons about whether society should be acceptg of homosexualy me om a global survey nducted om May 13 to Aug.
The term “homosexualy, ” while sometim nsired anachronistic the current era, is the most applible and easily translatable term to e when askg this qutn across societi and languag and has been ed other cross-natnal studi, cludg the World Valu Survey. In Swzerland and Italy – which allow civil unns but not marriage for gay upl – 76% and 57% of Catholics, rpectively, said 2017 that they support gay marriage.
THE CATHOLIC VIEW OF HOMOSEXUALY AND GAY “MARRIAGE”
When to Catholics’ views about homosexualy general, a global survey nducted 2019 also pats a mixed picture.
In the Ameris, majori of Catholics several untri said society should be acceptg of homosexualy.
TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: MY MARRIAGE IS A BLSG EVEN THOUGH I'M GAY
Other untri around the world where most Catholics said society should be acceptg of homosexualy clud Spa (91%), Atralia (81%), the Philipp (80%) and South Ai (62%).
In Eastern Europe, acceptance was weaker, wh roughly half or fewer of Catholics sayg that homosexualy should be accepted by society Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Lhuania.