Pope francis statement on lgbtq

Unearthed comments from new pope alarm LGBTQ+ Catholics

After years of sympathetic and inclusive comments from Pope Francis, LGBTQ+ Catholics expressed interest on Thursday about unfriendly remarks made more than a decade ago by Father Robert Prevost, the new Pope Leo XIV, in which he condemned what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and “the redefinition of marriage” as “at odds with the Gospel”.

In a address to the world synod of bishops, the man who now leads the church said that “Western mass media is extraordinarily efficient in fostering within the general public enormous empathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel – for example abortion, lgbtq+ lifestyle, euthanasia”.

In the remarks, of which he also read portions for a video produced by the Catholic News Service, a news agency owned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the cleric blamed mass media for fostering so much “sympathy for anti-Christian lifestyles choices” that “when people hear the Christian communication it often inevitably seems ideological and emotionally cruel”.

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Seven Quotes That Produce 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 crucial 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 dioce

‘We are all children of God’: Pope says homosexuality not a crime

Pope Francis has criticised laws that criminalise homosexuality as “unjust”, saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.

“Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an interview on Tuesday with The Linked Press.

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Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops in some parts of the world support laws that criminalise homosexuality or discriminate against the LGBTQ collective, and he himself referred to the issue in terms of “sin”.

But he attributed such attitudes to cultural backgrounds and said bishops in particular want to undergo a process of convert to recognise the digni

Pope Francis allows blessings for homosexual couples under certain conditions

The Vatican has approved a landmark verdict to allow Roman Catholic priests to administer blessings to homosexual couples as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies, nor given in contexts related to civil unions or weddings.

A document from the Vatican’s doctrinal office approved by Pope Francis on Monday said such blessings would not legitimise irregular situations but be a sign that God welcomes all.

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