Pope Francis: It Is Not A Crime To Be Gay,Who Am I To Judge A Gay Who Follow God

Date: 31-07-2013 5:44 am (10 years ago) | Author: Oga Ade
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Pope Francis has said gay people should not be marginalized but integrated into society. Speaking to reporters on a flight back from Brazil, he reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church’s position that homosegxwal acts were sinful, but homosegxwal orientation was not.
“If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge him?” He also said he wanted a greater role for women in the Church, but insisted they could not be priests.
The Pope arrived back in Rome on Monday after a week-long tour of Brazil – his first trip abroad as pontiff – which climaxed with a huge gathering on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach for a world Catholic youth festival. Festival organizers estimated it attracted more than three million people. His remarks on gay people are being seen as much more conciliatory than his predecessor’s position on the issue.
Pope Benedict XVI signed a document in 2005 that said men with deep-rooted homosegxwal tendencies should not be priests. Pope Francis said gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten.
Gay ‘lobbying’
“The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains this very well,” Pope Francis said in a wide-ranging 80- minute long interview with Vatican journalists.
“It says they should not be marginalized because of this but that they must be integrated into society.” But he condemned what he described as lobbying by gay people. “The problem is not having this orientation,” he said. “We must be brothers. The problem is lobbying by this orientation, or lobbies of greedy people, political lobbies, Masonic lobbies, so many lobbies. This is the worse problem.”

On the role of women in the Church, he said: “We cannot limit the role of women in the Church to altar girls or the president of a charity, there must be more. “But with regards to the ordination of women, the Church has spoken and says no… That door is closed.” Answering questions about the troubled Vatican bank, he said the institution must become “honest and transparent” and that he would listen to advice on whether it could be reformed or should be shut down altogether.
“I don’t know what will become of the bank. Some say it is better that is a bank, others that it should be a charitable fund and others say close it,” he said. ‘Undisciplined’ Before leaving Brazil, Pope Francis gave a highly unusual one-to-one interview to a Brazilian TV programme. The interview was shown on TV Globo’s high- profile Sunday night documentary programme Fantastico, broadcast not long after the Pope departed for Rome.

The Pope was asked about the moment on his visit when his driver took a wrong turn and his vehicle was surrounded by crowds. “I don’t feel afraid,” he answered. “I know that no one dies before their time. “I don’t want to see these people who have such a great heart from behind a glass box. The two security teams [from the Vatican and Brazil] worked very well. But I know that I am undisciplined in that respect.” Asked about the recent protests by young people on the streets of Brazil, the Pope said: “The young person is essentially a non-conformist, and this is very beautiful. “It is necessary to listen to young people, give them places to express themselves and to be careful that they aren't manipulated.” Asked about his simple lifestyle and use of a small car, he said it wasn't a good example when a priest had the latest model of a car or a top brand. “At this moment I believe God is asking us for more simplicity,” he added.
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Posted: at 31-07-2013 05:44 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
- Tyahaya at 31-07-2013 07:48 AM (10 years ago)
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Funny question indeed, who are you? A pope.
Posted: at 31-07-2013 07:48 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- abati666 at 3-12-2013 08:05 AM (10 years ago)
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SATANIST……

GOD SAID ADAM AND EVE……

NOT ADAM AND ADAM NOR EVE AND EVE…..
Posted: at 3-12-2013 08:05 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ThoRam at 3-12-2013 10:49 AM (10 years ago)
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Thanks for added
 
Posted: at 3-12-2013 10:49 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Pele10 at 30-12-2013 07:44 AM (10 years ago)
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Hell will be real on you
Posted: at 30-12-2013 07:44 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie
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- latuak at 30-12-2013 01:15 PM (10 years ago)
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what a pope beliefs.probably you dont read your bible because theres the story of Sodom and Gomorrhaa or is the pope using the Romans bible and not Holy Bible?
Posted: at 30-12-2013 01:15 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- cadanre at 30-12-2013 01:18 PM (10 years ago)
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Here we are again. Just like Christmas and Esther ceremonies, they want to infuse Homosegxwality in Christianity. By the year 2020, all christians will be celebrating a GAY day.

Posted: at 30-12-2013 01:18 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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