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Pope stands by blessing LGBTQ+ couples & blasts opponents for refusing “brotherly discussion”
“In most cases, when you don’t accept a decision, it’s because you don’t understand,” he said.
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Gay man calls out Pope for “deigning” to bless same-sex couples: “Not a blessing, it’s an insult”
“You can stick your blessing, Pope Francis.”
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Is Pope Francis’s halfhearted approval of same-sex couples a blessing or a curse?
Is denying any individual their subjectivity and agency really a step forward? Or is it cruelty, discrimination, and, yes, abuse and oppression?
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Rightwing priest rages at Pope Francis for creating blessing for “sodomy”
Franklin Graham and other American Christians are angry that the Pope would support “what God calls sin.”
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Is the Vatican actually changing its views on trans folks?
Pope Francis once compared trans folks to nuclear weapons that could destroy God’s creation. Has he actually changed?
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The Vatican says transgender people can be baptized, contradicting U.S. bishops
The head of the Catholic Church also discussed whether LGBTQ+ people can become godparents.
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Pope Francis’ Vatican chat with LGBTQ+ Catholics shows his “acceptance,” group says
Pope Francis’s record is a bit mixed when it comes to LGBTQ+ acceptance.
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Pope Francis suggests Church can bless same-sex unions in “enormous advance” for LGBTQ+ Catholics
He come out in support of marriage equality, but advocates hailed it as an advance.
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Pope Francis says homosexuality is not a crime in “historic” statement
Pope Francis did still call it a sin, but said that no country should criminalize homosexuality.
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64 things Joe Biden has done for the LGBTQ community during his first year in office
Joe Biden has repeatedly made time to uplift the LGBTQ community despite the challenges of the previous administration and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.