Pope Francis 'Phones Gay Catholic To Reassure Him About Sexuality'

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Pope Francis has reportedly called a young gay Catholic man in France to reassure him about his sexuality.

Christophe Trutino had written to the Pope to emotionally explain his inner turmoil in reconciling his sexuality with his faith, explaining how he was terrified he was going to hell for being gay, local media reported.

The 25-year-old sales assistant from Toulouse said that due to the ongoing row over France’s battle over same-sex marriage, he was struggling to stay a believer in the Catholic faith.

Trutino said he was left stunned when he then received a phone call from the head of the Catholic Church himself.

“Your homosexuality. It doesn't matter”, the Pope reportedly told him, according to the local newspaper La Dépêche du Midi.

"It was he who started the conversation," Trutino said, according to a translation on The Local.

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[Woof_Woof]

1. The sounds you hear...

.... is clergy across the world fainting dead away...

[brucefan]

2. Nah

They've been "reassured" too.

[Trillo]

3. It's uncool to call someone as response to written communication.

businesses have done this to me, so have doctors, it's quite common. It's still uncool.

And doesn't this belong in religion forum?