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Pope Francis Says Catholic Church Open To LGBT People But...
Pope Francis said on Sunday that the Catholic Church is open to everyone, including homosexuals, and that it has a duty to accompany them on a personal path of spirituality but within the framework of its rules.
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Homosexuality Isn't A Crime, Those Criminalising It Are Wrong: Pope Francis
People who criminalise homosexuality are "wrong", Pope Francis said in a letter published on Saturday, seeking to clarify earlier comments about homosexual acts being a "sin".
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Support Your Children If They Are Gay: Pope Francis Tells Parents
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that parents of gay children should not condemn them but offer them support.
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Pope Francis Compares Politicians Who Rage Against Gays To Hitler
Pope Francis said on Friday politicians who rage against homosexuals, gypsies and Jews remind him of Hitler.
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Be Celibate Or Leave The Priesthood, Pope Francis Tells Gay Priests
Men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be admitted to the Catholic clergy, and it would be better for priests who are actively gay to leave rather than lead a double life, Pope Francis says in a new book.
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Pope Says Teaching Gender Theory Is 'Indoctrination'
Pope Francis said on Sunday that teaching children gender theory in schools was an "insidious indoctrination", even as he insisted he had always treated homosexuals and transsexuals with respect.
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Pope Francis Reaches Out To Divorcees But Holds Line On Homosexuality
Pope Francis today opted for no change in the Catholic approach to homosexuality but signalled a more open stance on cohabiting and divorced believers under new Church guidelines on family life.
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Pope Opts For Status Quo On Church Approach To Homosexuality
Pope Francis has opted to maintain the status quo on the Church's approach to homosexuality in a blow to liberals hoping for an opening to gay couples in new guidelines on the family.
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Pope's Comments On Global Warming Yale's Top Notable Quotes List
Pope Francis' comments that human activity is mostly to blame for global warming top a list of the most notable quotes of 2015, as compiled by a Yale Law School librarian who also included several sound bites from the US presidential campaign.
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Vatican Synod Ends with Opening to Divorcees, No Change on Homesexuality
Roman Catholic bishops agreed on Saturday to a qualified opening toward divorcees who have remarried outside the Church but rejected calls for more welcoming language towards homosexuals.
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Pope Says Church Should Not be 'Museum of Memories'
Pope Francis told a key Roman Catholic meeting on family issues today that the Church should not be a hidebound "museum of memories" but have the courage to change if that is what God wanted.
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Church Should Not Fear Change, Pope Says at Synod Close
Pope Francis on Sunday closed an assembly of Catholic bishops that revealed deep divisions on how to reach out to homosexuals and divorced people, saying the Church should not be afraid of change and new challenges.
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Vatican Document Challenges Church to Change Attitude to Gays
In a dramatic shift in tone, a Vatican document said on Monday that homosexuals had "gifts and qualities to offer" and asked if Catholicism could accept gays and recognise positive aspects of same-sex couples.
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Pope Francis says gays must not be judged or marginalised
Pope Francis, in some of the most compassionate words from any pontiff on gays, said they should not be judged or marginalised and should be integrated into society, but he reaffirmed Church teaching that homosexual acts are a sin.
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Pope Francis Says Catholic Church Open To LGBT People But...
Pope Francis said on Sunday that the Catholic Church is open to everyone, including homosexuals, and that it has a duty to accompany them on a personal path of spirituality but within the framework of its rules.
-
Homosexuality Isn't A Crime, Those Criminalising It Are Wrong: Pope Francis
People who criminalise homosexuality are "wrong", Pope Francis said in a letter published on Saturday, seeking to clarify earlier comments about homosexual acts being a "sin".
-
Support Your Children If They Are Gay: Pope Francis Tells Parents
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that parents of gay children should not condemn them but offer them support.
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Pope Francis Compares Politicians Who Rage Against Gays To Hitler
Pope Francis said on Friday politicians who rage against homosexuals, gypsies and Jews remind him of Hitler.
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Be Celibate Or Leave The Priesthood, Pope Francis Tells Gay Priests
Men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be admitted to the Catholic clergy, and it would be better for priests who are actively gay to leave rather than lead a double life, Pope Francis says in a new book.
-
Pope Says Teaching Gender Theory Is 'Indoctrination'
Pope Francis said on Sunday that teaching children gender theory in schools was an "insidious indoctrination", even as he insisted he had always treated homosexuals and transsexuals with respect.
-
Pope Francis Reaches Out To Divorcees But Holds Line On Homosexuality
Pope Francis today opted for no change in the Catholic approach to homosexuality but signalled a more open stance on cohabiting and divorced believers under new Church guidelines on family life.
-
Pope Opts For Status Quo On Church Approach To Homosexuality
Pope Francis has opted to maintain the status quo on the Church's approach to homosexuality in a blow to liberals hoping for an opening to gay couples in new guidelines on the family.
-
Pope's Comments On Global Warming Yale's Top Notable Quotes List
Pope Francis' comments that human activity is mostly to blame for global warming top a list of the most notable quotes of 2015, as compiled by a Yale Law School librarian who also included several sound bites from the US presidential campaign.
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Vatican Synod Ends with Opening to Divorcees, No Change on Homesexuality
Roman Catholic bishops agreed on Saturday to a qualified opening toward divorcees who have remarried outside the Church but rejected calls for more welcoming language towards homosexuals.
-
Pope Says Church Should Not be 'Museum of Memories'
Pope Francis told a key Roman Catholic meeting on family issues today that the Church should not be a hidebound "museum of memories" but have the courage to change if that is what God wanted.
-
Church Should Not Fear Change, Pope Says at Synod Close
Pope Francis on Sunday closed an assembly of Catholic bishops that revealed deep divisions on how to reach out to homosexuals and divorced people, saying the Church should not be afraid of change and new challenges.
-
Vatican Document Challenges Church to Change Attitude to Gays
In a dramatic shift in tone, a Vatican document said on Monday that homosexuals had "gifts and qualities to offer" and asked if Catholicism could accept gays and recognise positive aspects of same-sex couples.
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Pope Francis says gays must not be judged or marginalised
Pope Francis, in some of the most compassionate words from any pontiff on gays, said they should not be judged or marginalised and should be integrated into society, but he reaffirmed Church teaching that homosexual acts are a sin.
