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wasupaloopa

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Mon May 21, 2018, 07:48 AM May 2018

Pope Francis reportedly tells gay man, 'God made you that way and loves you'

Pope Francis reportedly told a gay man from Chile who was visiting the Vatican that God made him that way and loves him the way he is.

Juan Carlos Cruz, who was reportedly a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of a priest, reportedly spent days at the Vatican to talk about his experiences.

Cruz reportedly told El Pais, a Spanish newspaper, that the two has a conversation about his homosexuality and said he was told, “Juan Carlos, I don’t care about you being gay. God made you that way and loves you as you are and I don’t mind. The pope loves you as you are, you have to be happy with who you are.”

The Los Angeles Times reported that the Vatican did not confirm the pope’s comments given that it was a private conversation.his experiences.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pope-francis-reportedly-tells-gay-man-god-made-you-that-way-and-loves-you/ar-AAxzqx4?li=BBnbfcL

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Pope Francis reportedly tells gay man, 'God made you that way and loves you' (Original Post) wasupaloopa May 2018 OP
He also has a book telling people in prison he has a special place in his heart mucifer May 2018 #1
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