However, the legalization of their civil unions, which seek to simulate holy matrimony, is not admissible.” “Individuals with same-sex attraction are beloved children of God and must have their personal human rights and civil rights recognized and protected by law.
“The Church cannot support the acceptance of objectively immoral relationships,” Tobin wrote. On Wednesday, following the announcement, Bishop Thomas Tobin of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, stated that Pope Francis’s comments are in diametrical opposition to the church’s stance on same-sex unions. While the leader of the Catholic Church expressed his support for gay civil unions, other branches of the church remain adamant in the traditional Catholic values. Nobody should be thrown out, or be made miserable because of it. In the film, the pontiff said that gay individuals are “children of God and have a right to a family. Pope Francis’s comments occurred in a documentary about his life titled “Francesco,” which premiered in Rome. WHAT IS THE LEGACY OF PETE BUTTIGIEG’S HISTORIC RUN AS AMERICA’S FIRST GAY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE? SOUTH CAROLINA COURT STRIKES DOWN LAW BANNING LGTBQ+ SEX ED IDAHO’S CONTROVERSIAL NEW TRANS RIGHTS BILLS FACE LEGAL CHALLENGESĪNTI-GAY GOP LAWMAKER VOTED AGAINST CORONAVIRUS BILL BECAUSE IT ‘REDEFINED FAMILY’ “I am really scandalized by his defense of homosexual union, which surely leads to immoral acts.” “This is a shocking statement coming from the pope,” Bastes said in a cell phone message Thursday, according to The Associated Press and NBC. Most recently, NBC reports that retired Philippine Bishop Arturo Bastes commented that he “had very serious doubts about the moral correctness” of the Pope’s stance on legalizing gay relationships.