Pope Francis Backs Homosexual Civil Unions
by Jules Gomes, Church Militant:
In stark and unprecedented defiance of Catholic teaching, which defines homosexual acts as “intrinsically evil,” Pope Francis has called for civil union laws for same-sex couples.
While being interviewed for the feature-length documentary Francesco, the pontiff insisted that homosexuals not only “have a right to be a part of the family” but also “have a right to a family.”
“Nobody should be thrown out, or be made miserable because of it,” asserts Francis in the film, which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival, according to Catholic News Agency.
“What we have to have is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered,” notes Francis, trashing the 2003 declaration by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which categorically states “that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behavior or to legal recognition of homosexual unions.”
“Pope Francis’ support for same-sex civil unions is a major step forward in the church’s support of LGBTQ people. It is in keeping with his pastoral approach to LGBT people, including LGBT Catholics, and sends a strong signal to countries where the church has opposed such laws,” homosexualist activist Fr. James Martin, S.J. triumphantly tweeted.
Read also: Archbishop Vigano, Bishops Tobin and Strickland respond to Pope’s approval of homosexual civil unions by John Henry Westen, LifeSite
Dealing with Papal Mistakes by Ed Mechmann, Archdiocese of New York
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