“People with homosexual tendencies are children of God. God loves them. God accompanies them,” said Pope Francis during an airborne news conference returning home from a trip to South Sudan
Pope Francis Denounces Anti-Gay Laws, Joined by Anglican and Presbyterian Church Leaders
South Sudan is one of 67 countries that criminalizes homosexuality, 11 of them with the death penalty. LGBTQ advocates say even where such laws are not applied, they contribute to a climate of harassment, discrimination and violence. “People with homosexual tendencies are children of God. God loves them. God accompanies them,” he added.
Recently, the Church of England decided to allow blessings for same-sex civil marriages but said same-sex couples could not marry in its churches. The Vatican forbids both gay marriage and blessings for same-sex unions. The Rt. Rev. Iain Greenshields, the Presbyterian moderator of the Church of Scotland who also participated in the pilgrimage and news conference, offered an observation.
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