Pope talks about gays

Today, April 21, , Pope Francis passed away. Pope Francis has repeatedly urged acceptance of LGBTQ people and considered how best the Roman Catholic Church can support and minister to them.

GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said: “Pope Francis was a transformational leader who included LGBTQ people in historic ways. Having had the honor of meeting with Pope Francis twice, I witnessed first-hand his dedication to make a Church for all, not just some. His principles of sympathetic listening, inclusion, and compassion are exactly what this divided world needs right now. When Pope Francis spoke out against the verb of criminalizing LGBTQ people and when he famously spoke ‘who am I to judge,’ he created an example of unity that faith and civil leaders should follow.”

In , and , Pope Francis met with GLAAD staff, LGBTQ advocates from Uganda and Ghana-where the LGBTQ community is being targeted by anti-LGBTQ legislation, and transgender people, including transgender actress Nava Mau. Mau spoke about the meeting at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards: “(Pope Francis) told us he wishes

Pope allegedly used derogatory term for gay people

Aleem Maqbool

BBC Religion Editor

Reuters

Pope Francis is reported to include used extremely derogatory language in an incident that could have a profound impact on the way his attitude towards gay people is perceived.

When asked at the Italian Bishops’ Conference if gay men should now be allowed to train for the priesthood as long as they remained celibate, Pope Francis said they should not.

He is then believed to have continued by saying in Italian that there was, in the Church, already too much of an breeze of frociaggine, which translates as a highly offensive slur.

Although it was a meeting that happened behind closed doors, the Pope’s reported comments were first conveyed to the Italian tabloid website Dagospia.

Other Italian news agencies have since confirmed the Pope’s words citing numerous sources.

There has been shock at the Pope’s reported language at this adj meeting, particularly as he has often talked publicly of being respectful towards gay people.

Progressive supporters of the Pope have long argu

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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 matching sex” but “this blessing should never be imparted in concurrence with the ceremonies of a civil union, and not ev

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 rise on LGBTQ+ people?

ON INCLUSION

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"If they accept the Lord and contain goodwill, who am I to evaluate 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 verb 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 dioce