The Pope’s ‘shockg’ statement on gay marriage is g an uproar among Catholics – The Hill

Contents:

• THE POPE’S ‘SHOCKG’ STATEMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE IS G AN UPROAR AMONG CATHOLICS
• POPE FRANCIS SAYS HOMOSEXUALY IS A S BUT NOT A CRIME AND CRICIZ 'UNJT' ANTI-GAY LAWS
• WHAT POPE FRANCIS REALLY SAID ABOUT (GAY) MARRIAGE -- AND WHAT HE DID NOT
• POPE FRANCIS CONMNG GAY MARRIAGE BANS HIGHLIGHTS CATHOLIC 'CIVIL WAR'
• 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

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24, 2023, Pope Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops some parts of the world support laws that crimalize homosexualy or discrimate agast the LGBTQ muny, and he himself referred to homosexualy terms of “s. 4 of 4FILE - Italian Arcigay gay rights associatn activists hold banners and flags durg a monstratn ont of The Vatin, this Tuday, Jan. ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has clarified his recent ments about homosexualy and s, sayg he was merely referrg to official Catholic moral teachg that teach that any sexual act outsi of marriage is a a note Friday, Francis relled that even that black-and-whe teachg is subject to circumstanc that might elimate the s altogether.

24 wh The Associated Prs, which he clared that laws crimalizg homosexualy were “unjt” and that “beg homosexual is not a crime. As he often do, Francis then imaged a nversatn wh someone who raised the matter of the church’s official teachg, which stat that homosexual acts are sful, or “trsilly disorred.

POPE FRANCIS SAYS HOMOSEXUALY IS A S BUT NOT A CRIME AND CRICIZ 'UNJT' ANTI-GAY LAWS

His ments llg for the crimalizatn of homosexualy were hailed by LGBTQ advot as a tone that would help end harassment and vlence agast LGBTQ persons. -based Outreach mistry for LGBTQ Catholics, asked Francis for clarifitn and prted the pope’s handwrten rponse on the Outreach webse late his note, Francis reaffirmed that homosexualy “is not a crime, ” and said he spoke out “ orr to strs that crimalizatn is neher good nor jt. Catholic teachg forbids gay marriage, holdg that the sacrament of marriage is a lifelong bond between a man and a woman.

Followg Pope Francis’s announcement clarg support for civil unn laws for same-sex upl, which breaks wh tradnal Catholic valu that oppose homosexual relatnships, the lear has garnered both cricism and support om people all over the world.

Most recently, NBC reports that retired Philippe Bishop Arturo Bast mented that he “had very ser doubts about the moral rrectns” of the Pope’s stance on legalizg gay relatnships.

WHAT POPE FRANCIS REALLY SAID ABOUT (GAY) MARRIAGE -- AND WHAT HE DID NOT

While the lear of the Catholic Church exprsed his support for gay civil unns, other branch of the church rema adamant the tradnal Catholic valu. " The Vatin also said that s refal to give relig approval to same-sex marriage do not preclu givg blsgs to homosexual people.

" The Vatin's msage ced Francis' own words om 2016, when he wrote, "there are absolutely no grounds for nsirg homosexual unns to be any way siar or even remotely analogo to God's plan for marriage and fay. Pope Francis has been viewed wh ut optimism by LGBTQ groups bee of remarks like his statement, wily published 2020, that homosexuals are "part of the fay" and that same-sex and other nontradnal upl need a "civil unn law. Pope Francis cricized laws that crimalize homosexualy as “unjt, ” sayg God lov all his children jt as they are and lled on Catholic bishops who support the laws to wele LGBTQ people to the church.

POPE FRANCIS CONMNG GAY MARRIAGE BANS HIGHLIGHTS CATHOLIC 'CIVIL WAR'

Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops some parts of the world support laws that crimalize homosexualy or discrimate agast the LGBTQ muny, and he himself referred to the issue terms of “s.

POPE FRANCIS SAYS HOMOSEXUALY "IS NOT A CRIME," BUT GAY SEX IS "A S"

Gay rights advot say the antiquated laws are ed to harass homosexuals, and pot to new legislatn, such as the “Don’t say gay” law Florida, which forbids stctn on sexual orientatn and genr inty krgarten through third gra, as evince of ntued efforts to margalize LGBTQ Uned Natns has repeatedly lled for an end to laws crimalizg homosexualy outright, sayg they vlate rights to privacy and eedom om discrimatn and are a breach of untri’ obligatns unr ternatnal law to protect the human rights of all people, regardls of their sexual orientatn or genr inty. Francis quoted the Catechism of the Catholic Church sayg gays mt be weled and rpected and should not be margalized or discrimated agast.

Some Catholic bishops have strongly upheld them as nsistent wh Vatin teachg that nsirs homosexual activy “trsilly disorred, ” while others have lled for them to be overturned as a vlatn of basic human 2019, Francis had been expected to issue a statement opposg crimalizatn of homosexualy durg a meetg wh human rights groups that nducted rearch to the effects of such laws and so-lled “nversn therapi. ” when he was asked about a purportedly gay prit, Francis has gone on to mister repeatedly and publicly to the gay and trans muny.

As archbishop of Buenos Air, he favored grantg legal protectns to same-sex upl as an alternative to endorsg gay marriage, which Catholic doctre forbids. Claratn that lled for the crimalizatn of homosexualy, plag the text went beyond the origal spe and also clud language about “sexual orientatn” and “genr inty” found problematic. In a statement at the time, the Vatin urged untri to avoid “unjt discrimatn” agast gays and end penalti agast them.