Vatican excommunicates anti-LGBTQ+ Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò
Viganò invited notoriously antigay Kentucky official Kim Davis to a meeting with the pope and has denounced the blessing of same-sex relationships.
July 8, 2024
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Viganò invited notoriously antigay Kentucky official Kim Davis to a meeting with the pope and has denounced the blessing of same-sex relationships.
The bisexual student from the Philippines said the offensive language “leads to immense pain.”
Sources present at a closed-door meeting said the pope used the slur during a discussion in which he warned against admitting gay men into the priesthood.
The Pope is apologizing for invoking a vulgar Italian term about gay men in a recent closed-door debate about LGBTQ+ priests.
How does Pope Francis square what he did Monday with his meetings with trans groups and allowing trans people to be baptized in the church?
The document, which also goes after abortion and surrogacy, was approved by Pope Francis, who has had a mixed record on LGBTQ+ rights support.
People aren't scandalized by the blessing of an exploitative entrepreneur, but somehow they are by the blessing of a gay person, the pope said in a recent interview.
The pope issued a clarification of sorts in an address at the Vatican Friday.
The statements come amid conservative criticism of the pope and news that the Vatican will issue a document on so-called gender ideology.
Pope Francis may not be as progressive as some of us want, but he's made a lot of progress for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church.
As a transitional pontiff, Francis will not be pulled backwards.
While gay marriage is still considered a sin in the Catholic church, Pope Francis has approved blessings for same-sex couples.
Cardinal Raymond Burke has critiqued Pope Francis's stances on LGBTQ+ issues and more.
He advises "pastoral prudence" in response to requests for blessings but says such unions shouldn't be considered equal to marriage.
The group's five doctrinal questions, or dubia, come ahead of a monthly meeting to chart the church’s future course.
The same priest supposedly behind the party was under investigation for child sex abuse.