The pope is not gay
'God loves us as we are': Pope says homosexuality is not a crime
Pope Francis has criticised laws that criminalise homosexuality as "unjust," saying God loves all his children just as they are.
Key points:
- The United Nations has repeatedly called for an conclude to laws criminalising homosexuality
- Pope Francis' comments are the first uttered by a pope about such laws
- 67 countries or jurisdictions criminalise consensual same-sex sexual activity
The chief of the Catholic Church also called on Catholic bishops who support such laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
"Being homosexual isn't a crime," he said in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Pope Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops in some parts of the earth supported laws that criminalise homosexuality or discriminate against LGBTQ people, and he himself referred to the issue in terms of "sin".
But he attributed such attitudes to cultural backgrounds, and said bishops in particular need to undergo a process of alter to recognise the dignity of everyone.
"These bishops possess to have a process of conversion," he said, adding that the
Seven Quotes That Craft Pope Francis Complicated for LGBTQ+ People
Francis' tenure as pope has also been notable by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ+) collective for his adoption of a more conciliatory tone toward LGBTQ+ people than that of his predecessors. "But anyone who utters Christian words without putting them into practice hurts oneself and others," said Pope Francis in
So where does Pope Francis stand on LGBTQ+ people?
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"If they accept the Lord and have goodwill, who am I to judge them?"
Let's start off with one of the most determinative moments in Francis' papacy for LGBTQ+ people. When asked about gay priests during a spontaneous exchange with the press, he responded, "If they [gay priests] accept the Lord and have goodwill, who am I to evaluate them? They shouldn't be marginalized. The tendency [same-sex attraction] is not the problem they're our brothers."1
The fact that Pope Francis made such a comment – and used the word "gay" in English – was radical, and helped propel significant conversations in parishes and dioceses on LGBTQ+ equality to this day. But more importantly, his comment position the tone and approach to t
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Current format, Book, , , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsThe Pope is Not Gay! is an irreverent history of homophobic and sexist obscurantism in the Spiritual Roman Church and an endoscopic examination of its greatest contemporary advocate, Pope Benedict XVI. In his inimitable style, Angelo Quattrocchi traces the evolution of Joseph Ratzinger's life, start with the pope's childhood in Nazi Germany, his membership of the Hitler youth in Bavaria and his conscription into the German anti-aircraft corps. His has been a startling career, a story that helps explain his growth as a reactionary theologian and culminates in his carefully planned election to the papacy in Quattrocchi contrasts the Pope's doctrinal rigidity on issues such as birth control, abortion, and homosexuality to his extravagant attire and his controversial relationship with his private secretary, Cardinal Georg Gänswein. Rigidity on all fronts.
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The Pope is Not Gay! is an irreverent history of homophobic and sexist obscurantism in the Holy Roman Church and an endoscopic examination of its greatest contemporary advocate, Pope Benedict XVI. In his inimitable design, Angelo Quattrocchi traces the evolution of Joseph Ratzinger&#x;s life, beginning with the pope&#x;s childhood in Nazi Germany, his membership of the Hitler youth in Bavaria and his conscription into the German anti-aircraft corps. His has been a startling career, a story that helps describe his development as a reactionary theologian and culminates in his carefully planned election to the papacy in Quattrocchi contrasts the Pope&#x;s doctrinal rigidity on issues such as birth control, abortion, and homosexuality to his extravagant attire and his controversial affair with his private secretary, Cardinal Georg G�nswein. Rigidity on all fronts.
Illustrated throughout and including Ratzinger&#x;s key writings on homosexuality as an appendix, The Pope is Not Gay! sheds new light on the Catholic Church&#x;s sustained interference in contemporary politics and society and the hypocrisy of its pontiffs past and prese
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