Pope francis stance on homosexuality
POPE FRANCIS’ “HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT A CRIME” STANCE: A WELCOMED DEVELOPMENT THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED BY CONCRETE ACTION
In an interview with Associated Press, the top of the Roman Catholic Church unequivocally stated that “being homosexual is not a crime”. He also reminded all those who believe that diverse sexual orientations are sinful that “it is also a sin to lack help with one another.”
ILGA Nature data indicate that 66 UN member States continue to criminalise consensual same-sex sexual relations to date. Over the past two years, Bhutan, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Singapore scrapped these laws off their books. Barbados also moved towards the same direction with a judicial decision.
The mere life of criminalising laws is sufficient for people of diverse sexual orientations and genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. More expressions to live perpetually under threat. ILGA World reviewed hundreds of cases over the last two decades in which law enforcement subje
'Pope Francis was game-changer for LGBT Catholics'
Pope Francis was a "real game-changer" when it came to the Catholic Church's treatment of gay people, a London LGBT+ faith group has said.
Martin Pendergast, the secretary of the LGBT+ Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council, said the pontiff had turned away from "really quite offensive" statements made by his predecessors on issues of sexuality and gender identity.
While Pope Francis maintained the Vatican's position that homosexual acts were sinful, he said gay people should not be marginalised from the Church, adding: "Who am I to judge?"
The LGBT+ Catholics Westminster group met the Pope at the Vatican in , which Mr Pendergast said caused controversy.
"More conservative Catholics were up in arms because they saw this as the Pope affirming an LGBT organization such as we were and are," he said.
He described the meeting as a "very significant step" in improving the Church's relations with the LGBT+ comm
Pope Francis clarifies comments on homosexuality: &#;One must consider the circumstances.&#;
This week, in an interview with the Associated Force, Pope Francis became the first pope to call for the decriminalization of homosexuality. It was an historic step towards the Catholic Church&#;s protection of vulnerable LGBTQ people around the society. (Read our coverage of the pope&#;s recent remarks here.)
During his interview, the Holy Father imagined a hypothetical conversation in which a person might argue against by saying, &#;Being homosexual is a sin,&#; and the pope suggested a response: &#;It&#;s also a sin to lack charity with one another.&#;
Some media outlets, however, ascribed these sentiments directly to the pope, even though church teaching does not state that the homosexual orientation itself is a sin. As the pope said in his interview, as he has on other occasions: &#;It is a human condition.&#;
To facilitate clarify things, Outreach asked the Divine Father three questions, in Spanish, and received a written response from him. We framed these questions as an interview, in command th
Seven Quotes That Make Pope Francis Complicated for LGBTQ+ People
Francis' tenure as pope has also been notable by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) community 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 rehearse 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 decisive moments in Francis' papacy for LGBTQ+ people. When asked about gay priests during a spontaneous exchange with the compress, he responded, "If they [gay priests] accept the Lord and have goodwill, who am I to judge them? They shouldn't be marginalized. The tendency [same-sex attraction] is not the challenge 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