It shouldn't seem so surprisg when the pope says beg gay 'isn't a crime' – a Catholic theologian explas

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• IT SHOULDN’T SEEM SO SURPRISG WHEN THE POPE SAYS BEG GAY ‘ISN’T A CRIME’ – A CATHOLIC THEOLOGIAN EXPLAS
• POPE FRANCIS SAYS HOMOSEXUALY "IS NOT A CRIME," BUT GAY SEX IS "A S"
• POPE FRANCIS: BEG GAY IS A S BUT NOT A CRIME
• LIVG S? HOW GAY CATHOLICS MANAGE THEIR CONFLICTG SEXUAL AND RELIG INTI
• POPE FRANCIS SAYS HOMOSEXUALY IS A S BUT NOT A CRIME AND CRICIZ 'UNJT' ANTI-GAY LAWS
• POPE FRANCIS SAYS BEG GAY ‘ISN’T A CRIME’ AS HE DENOUNC ‘UNJT’ ANTI-LGBTQ LAWS

IT SHOULDN’T SEEM SO SURPRISG WHEN THE POPE SAYS BEG GAY ‘ISN’T A CRIME’ – A CATHOLIC THEOLOGIAN EXPLAS

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

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POPE FRANCIS: BEG GAY IS A S BUT NOT A CRIME

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LIVG S? HOW GAY CATHOLICS MANAGE THEIR CONFLICTG SEXUAL AND RELIG INTI

A 2005 Vatin document, approved by then Pope Benedict XVI, stcted that the Church “nnot adm to the semary or to holy orrs those who practice homosexualy, prent ep-seated homosexual tennci or support the so-lled ‘gay culture. Stat still have laws agast sodomy, spe the Supreme Court clarg them unnstutnal pope said that some bishops om untri that crimalize homosexualy support the laws bee they're part of the lol culture, and he lled on those bishops to unrgo a procs of "nversn, " orr to wele LGBQT people to their mistry "wh tenrns.

When early Christian mentators such as John Chrysostom, one of the most prolific biblil wrers of the fourth century, cricized homosexual acts, was typilly part of an ascetic nmnatn of all sexual experienc. But he has a "plited approach" to the topic, acrdg to LGBTQ advocy group The Human Rights 2013, Pope Francis told reporters on the way back om his first tour as pontiff that "we shouldn't margalize people" for beg gay.

" Before beg pope, he had been volly opposed to the legalizatn of gay 2018, the pontiff said that the "qutn of homosexualy is a very ser one" and urged gay prits and nuns to "leave the prithood or the nsecrated life rather than live a double life.

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

"In January 2021, he enuraged parents wh gay children to "not hi behd an attu of nmnatn" but to offer 2003, the Vatin's Congregatn for the Doctre of the Fah nclud an examatn of gay rights the Church by sayg that "rpect" for gay people "nnot lead any way to approval of homosexual behavur or to legal regnn of homosexual unns. VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 SAYS BEG GAY ‘ISN’T A CRIME’ AS HE DENOUNC ‘UNJT’ ANTI-LGBTQ LAWS

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.

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 people.