Pope Francis Ask Parents To Be Supportive Of Their Gay Children

[RAMROD 77,878]

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that parents of gay children should not condemn them but offer them support.

He spoke in unscripted comments at his weekly audience in reference to difficulties that parents can face in raising offspring.

Those issues included "parents who see different sexual orientations in their children and how to handle this, how to accompany their children, and not hide behind an attitude of condemnation," Francis said.

He has previously said that gays have a right to be accepted by their families as children and siblings.

He has also said that while the Church cannot accept same-sex marriage it can support civil union laws aimed at giving gay partners joint rights in areas of pensions and health care and inheritance issues.

Last year, the Vatican's doctrinal office issued a document saying that Catholic priests cannot bless same-sex unions, a ruling that greatly disappointed gay Catholics.

In some countries, such as the United States and Germany, parishes and ministers had begun blessing same-sex unions in lieu of marriage, and there have been calls for bishops to de facto institutionalise these.

Conservatives in the 1.3 billion-member Church have said the pope - who has sent notes of appreciation to priests and nuns who minister to gay Catholics - is giving mixed signals on homosexuality, confusing some of the faithful.

Last month, a Vatican department apologised for "causing pain to the entire LGBTQ community" by removing from its website a link to resource material from a Catholic gay rights advocacy group in preparation for a Vatican meeting in 2023 on the Church's future direction. 
 

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/support-your-children-if-they-are-gay-pope-tells-parents-2022-01-26/

[flyaway 15,344]

I'm proud of my gay children

[high culture 838]

Me arriving to the Pope ended homophobia party

[Suuus 4,968]

Wow the nental gymnastics these people are doing to justify their homophobia is so pathetic 

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11 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

Conservatives in the 1.3 billion-member Church have said the pope - who has sent notes of appreciation to priests and nuns who minister to gay Catholics - is giving mixed signals on homosexuality, confusing some of the faithful.

What's to be confused about? Mind your own business and you won't have to mind others'

[Red 81,222]

Pope Francis says something progressive one day and something horrible the next day, it's mentally exhausting 

[Teletubby 61,342]

36 minutes ago, flyaway said:

I'm proud of my gay children

 

[bionic 26,157]

Are there many Catholics in Florida?

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10 minutes ago, bionic said:

Are there many Catholics in Florida?

Florida is mostly evangelical protestant.

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48 minutes ago, bionic said:

Are there many Catholics in Florida?

Believe me, Catholics are way way better to gay people than the protestants

[Chromatislaps 34,111]

He's really good at confusing the bible thumpers and the gays, I'm impressed

Edited January 29 by Chromatislaps

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On 1/26/2022 at 10:51 PM, RAMROD said:

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that parents of gay children should not condemn them but offer them support.

 

On 1/26/2022 at 10:51 PM, RAMROD said:

He has also said that while the Church cannot accept same-sex marriage

 

On 1/26/2022 at 10:51 PM, RAMROD said:

the Vatican's doctrinal office issued a document saying that Catholic priests cannot bless same-sex unions

Is pedophilia better? You all hypocrites, we don't need a Pope in this world, you are useless 

[Anderson123 21,314]

They say something kinda homophobic and start losing the gay money then they’re suddenly all pride and sh!t. 

[littlepotter 63,343]

If only my parents would listen  I know if I eventually had to come out and pull this up for proof of me not being trash, they'd say that the devil possessed him or something

[Anveeroy 53,743]

Pope is the new Nicki of Pop!