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In reply to the discussion: The Pope's comments on family and marriage seem very much open to interpretation-WRONG [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)gay lobby' which Francis says is bad. Just like that 'it's bad'. He says celibate priests who have same sex attractions they do not act upon should not be judged as long as they don't form any close friendships or community based on being gay. It is in reality a terrible diatribe full of invective about Masons and gay people.
It is very sad to me that people are willing to claim such a nasty speech was pro gay. 'As long as you have no sex, no gay friends and no gay community, we accept you'. That is not acceptance, that is a long list of demands to be met in order not to be denigrated.
. His actual entire statement on his private jet can be read by anyone who looks for it. Telling us to have no friends, no lovers, no community is judgement.
You can not determine that a group of people is unworthy of rights without judging them. To judge while claiming you do not is self serving mendacity.
This World Meeting of Families allows no LGBT advocacy at all. All Catholic pro gay groups banned. One 'event' with a celibate gay man and his mother on how to 'deal with it all'. Twisted, sick and shameful.