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C0RI0LANUS

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Wed Jan 25, 2023, 04:02 AM Jan 2023

The AP Interview: Pope Francis: 'Homosexuality not a crime'

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.

“Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press.

Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops in some parts of the world support laws that criminalize homosexuality or discriminate against the LGBTQ community, and he himself referred to the issue in terms of “sin.”

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RW lunatic death threats will flow in globally, especially from the US, Africa, and South America Celerity Jan 2023 #1
Sin you could probably work with (confess, be absolved, etc), but laws that criminalize sexuality... Hekate Jan 2023 #2

Celerity

(43,398 posts)
1. RW lunatic death threats will flow in globally, especially from the US, Africa, and South America
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 04:11 AM
Jan 2023


Muslim dominated nations (again, some in Africa) as well will not miss a chance to slate their chief competitor in the 'my god is the only legit god' sweepstakes of death and misery.

Hekate

(90,708 posts)
2. Sin you could probably work with (confess, be absolved, etc), but laws that criminalize sexuality...
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 04:16 AM
Jan 2023

… are major bad news.



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