Pope Still Places Heterosexual Couples Above LGBT People

Pope Still Places Heterosexual Couples Above LGBT People
20, 2020 (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Since the earliest days of his pontificate, Pope Francis has managed to establish a reputation as a religious leader who is progressive on issues related to LGBTQ people. That brand got another boost last week when reports spread that Francis had voiced support of civil unions for same-sex couples in a documentary film.

The most seemingly groundbreaking statements the pope has made have typically come from either a news conference aboard the papal plane, like the time he replied “Who am I to judge?” in response to a reporter’s question about a gay priests, or through hearsay, like the time Juan Carlos Cruz, an openly gay man, claimed Francis told him, “God made you like this.”

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