Monday, July 29, 2013

Pope Changes Stance on Gays

I think Pope Francis might be one of the great Popes in history.

At first glance, Pope Francis’ statement on homosexuality, delivered today in an impromptu press conference aboard the papal plane, seemed to indicate a remarkable break with church tradition. “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Francis told journalists, as he flew from Rio de Janeiro to Rome. “The tendency [to homosexuality] is not the problem … They’re our brothers.”

Wow, that is reversing quite a bit of the churches teaching. However, the church still says that homosexual acts are sins and does not support gay marriage. That seems about right but it is interesting to see this Pope say that gays are their brothers and he does not judge them.

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