Pope francis stand on homosexuality

A few years before gay marriage became the law of the land, I was in a Baltimore pub having dinner with a Jesuit priest. We were talking about vocation, and I was telling him I wanted to go to graduate school so I could learn how to offer theological arguments in favor of homosexuality.

“And you know”, I told him, “the story of Sodom and Gomorrah isn’t about homosexuality per se, but rape. Even Jesus interprets the cities’ downfall in terms of their inhospitality.”

“Sure”, he said, taking another drink.

“And the biblical laws prohibiting same-sex activity were intended to maximise the population”, I added.

He nodded.

“And Paul’s rhetoric about what goes against nature …”

He slice me off. “Why are you so obsessed with this? You want to focus all your graduate work on this?”

I didn’t comprehend the question. I had to attention all my attention on this. These were the so-called “clobber passages” that Catholics and Protestants alike have used to marginalise gay people for centuries. I couldn’t just leave them be. I couldn’t just let them leave unchallenged.

“Taking on these passa

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 practice hurts oneself and others," said Pope Francis in

So where does Pope Francis verb on LGBTQ+ people?

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"If they accept the Lord and contain goodwill, who am I to assess 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 press, he responded, "If they [gay priests] accept the Lord and own 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

'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 end 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 head 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 world 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 change to recognise the dignity of

Pope Francis allows blessings for same-sex couples under certain conditions

The Vatican has approved a landmark ruling 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.

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The document backed “the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the identical sex” but “this blessing should never be imparted in concurrence with the ceremonies of a civil union, and not ev