Contents:
- THE POPE’S ‘SHOCKG’ STATEMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE IS G AN UPROAR AMONG CATHOLICS
- CATHOLIC VIEWS ON GAY MARRIAGE
- GAY MARRIAGE: THEOLOGIL AND MORAL ARGUMENTS
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.
CATHOLIC VIEWS ON GAY MARRIAGE
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. 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.
GAY MARRIAGE: THEOLOGIL AND MORAL ARGUMENTS
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.