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Friday, October 23, 2020

First Pope To Endorse Same Sex Union

 

Pope Francis would become the first pope in the history of the Catholic Church to approve same-sex union, as the news said though previously according to the news before becoming a pope, he is a staunch or loyal opponent to gay marriage but however, advocating civil union as alternative.

Pope Francis has said that he thinks same-sex couples should be allowed to have "civil unions" .He made the comments, which observers say are his clearest remarks yet on gay relationships, in a documentary directed by Evgeny Afineevsky.” (BBC)

 

Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, given the Vatican’s official teaching on the issue.” (Associated Press)


In a documentary film directed by Evgeny Afineevsky -who is gay (as the news said)-the pope show his support.

 

The papal thumbs-up came midway through the feature-length documentary “Francesco,” which premiered at the Rome Film Festival. The film, which features fresh interviews with the pope, delves into issues Francis cares about most, including the environment, poverty, migration, racial and income inequality, and the people most affected by discrimination.” (Associated Press)


According to Pope Francis: “Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God,”; “You can’t kick someone out of a family, nor make their life miserable for this. What we have to have is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered.”


But conservatives say the pope has made a serious mistake and contradicts the long standing of the church against gay or same sex relationship.


“However, conservative Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island, called for clarification. “The pope’s statement clearly contradicts what has been the long-standing teaching of the church about same-sex unions,” he said in a statement. “The church cannot support the acceptance of objectively immoral relationships.” And Ed Mechmann, director of public policy at the Archdiocese of New York, said in a blog post that the pope had simply “made a serious mistake.”” (Associated Press)


The main point: Pope Francis become the first pope to endorse or support same sex civil union.





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