Pope on lgbtq
Seven Quotes That Produce Pope Francis Complicated for LGBTQ+ People
Francis' tenure as pope has also been notable by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender nonconforming 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 2013.
So where does Pope Francis stand on LGBTQ+ people?
ON INCLUSION
[07/2013]
"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 decide 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 put the tone and a
Pope to LGBT Catholics: 'God is Father who does not disown any of his children'
By Linda Bordoni
“God’s style is closeness, mercy and tenderness” Pope Francis said answering three questions put to him by Jesuit Father James Martin who ministers to LGBT Catholics.
On 5 May Father Martin had written to the Pope in Spanish asking him to answer some questions that he is most commonly asked by LGBT Catholics and their families.
He received a hand-written response a couple of days afterward, that was published in the form of a short interview on Father Martin’s website “Outreach”.
“With respect to your questions,” the Pope wrote, “a very simple response occurs to me.”
Outreach: What would you utter is the most important thing for LGBT people to know about God?
Pope Francis: God is Father and he does not disown any of his children. And “the style” of God is “closeness, mercy and tenderness.” Along this path you will discover God.
Outreach: What would you like LGBT people to know about the Church?
Pope Francis: I would like for them to decipher the book of the Acts of the Apostles. There they will uncover the image of the living Church.
Outreac After years of sympathetic and inclusive comments from Pope Francis, LGBTQ+ Catholics expressed trouble on Thursday about unwelcoming 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 2012 deal with to the world synod of bishops, the guy who now leads the church said that “Western mass media is extraordinarily effective in fostering within the general public massive sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel – for example abortion, homosexual 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 message it often inevitably seems ideological and emotionally cruel”. “Catholic pastors who preach against the legalization of abortion or the redefinition of marriage Some LGBTQ+ Catholics are "disappointed" by the new pontiff's past comments on homosexuality LONDON - The world was watching as Pope Leo XIV delivered his first mass on Sunday, days after becoming the first American elected pope. Robert Francis Prevost has used his initial days as leader of the Catholic world to summon for peace in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of imprisoned journalists. LGBTQ+ rights groups are now waiting to see if he will follow in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, who met with trans women, urged the Catholic Church to pursue forgiveness from gay people and allowed priests to bless same-sex couples. Leo has not discussed LGBTQ+ issues since his election, but previous comments he made about homosexuality have "disappointed" members of the Queer faithful. Here's everything you require to know. Francis, who died on April 21, was seen as more accepting of Queer rights than previous popes, including his predecessor Benedict, who viewed gay marriage as a threat to the "future of humanity." Soon after his election in 2013, Francis said lgbtq+ people should not be dis The Vatican has approved a landmark decision to allow Roman Catholic priests to administer blessings to same-sex 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. The document backed “the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the alike sex” but “this blessing should never be imparted in concurrence with the ceremonies of a civil union, and not even in connection with them”. It said priests should decide on a case-by-case basis and “should not
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