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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPope reportedly told gay man:
"God made you like that and loves you like that."
PER HLN
ismnotwasm
(41,995 posts)That the church will come to its senses eventually on Gay rights. She agrees and this is, at least a start. Long way to go though
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Most lay Catholics are pro lgbtq.
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,744 posts)His replacement could be the reincarnation of Antonio Scalia. It's all up to the priests who make that decision, once our esteemed Pope Francis meets his maker.
Long live Pope Francis.
Mariana
(14,858 posts)The Pope didn't say anything like, "The Church will no longer oppose the legalization of same sex marriage" for example. Nothing is different.
Baitball Blogger
(46,744 posts)Last edited Mon May 21, 2018, 01:52 PM - Edit history (1)
dalton99a
(81,527 posts)Mariana
(14,858 posts)Doesn't the Church teach that 1. God made everyone, 2. Everyone is a sinner, and 3. God loves everyone?
Bluepinky
(2,275 posts)He truly is a man of God.
The Polack MSgt
(13,191 posts)If the Pope was being honest he would have to include that a gay persons only path to heaven is "a chaste life of faith overcoming the test God has set you to"
Yes, this guy speaks softly but don't be confused - He is still saying the same things
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)ananda
(28,868 posts)I don't really like that phrasing but I guess
he means well.
Runningdawg
(4,520 posts)like you are - just don't have sex, then he will send you to hell.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)haele
(12,660 posts)And realized that Jesus was very much like Fred Rodgers.
In many ways, I'm thinking that if there was really was going to be a "second coming" of a representative of a Creator diety, it would be in the form of Fred Rodgers.
Haele