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Pope Leo XIV affirms family is based on union between a man and a woman, unborn has inherent dignity
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV affirmed Friday that the family is founded on the “stable union between a man and a woman,” and that the unborn and elderly enjoy dignity as God’s creatures, articulating clear Catholic teaching on marriage and abortion at the start of his pontificate.
Leo, the first American pope, also called for reviving multilateral diplomacy and promoting dialogue between religions in the search for peace, in his first meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps. The audience was private, but the Vatican released Leo’s prepared text and that of the dean of the diplomatic corps.
The encounter is one of the protocol requirements after a conclave, allowing a new pope to greet representatives of world governments ahead of his formal installation Mass this Sunday. The Divine See is a sovereign state under international commandment, has diplomatic relations with over countries and enjoys observer status at the United Nations.
Leo, a member of the Augustinian religious order, has emphasized accord as a priority of his pontificate, from the first words he uttered on the loggia of S
As the conclave is held to select a new pope, LGBTQ Catholics hope that the next leader of the church will endure the inclusion work Pope Francis started more than 20 years ago.
Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community. He didn't change doctrine, but he changed the conversation by voicing support for legal civil unions, personally meeting with LGBTQ groups and extending blessings to individuals in same-sex unions.
"Francis was really a breath of fresh air, and a revolutionary in the way he was telling Church leaders to approach and relate to LGBTQ people," said Francis DeBernardo, executive director of Novel Ways Ministry, a Catholic outreach that educates about and advocates for LGBTQ persons.
DeBernardo said the previous two popes before Francis held anti-gay views, probably the most strident in the Church's history. Under Francis, the papacy adopted a different tone toward the LGBTQ community.
Some clergy and Catholics within the community hoped the conclave — in which some front-runners appear to share Francis' inclusive views — will continue a
Pope allegedly used derogatory word for gay people
BBC Religion Editor
Pope Francis is reported to have 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 air 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 intimate meeting, particularly as he has often talked publicly of being respectful towards gay people.
Progressive supporters of the Pope have extended argued that while petty has tangibly changed in terms of gay rights in Catholicism, Pope Francis has ch
Seven Quotes That Create Pope Francis Complicated for LGBTQ+ People
Francis' tenure as pope has also been notable by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, non-binary and queer (LGBTQ+) group 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 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 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 assess 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 place the tone and approach to t
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