POPE FRANCIS SOUGHT TO WELCOME LGBTQ+ PEOPLE

Pope Francis sought to make LGBTQ+ people more welcome, but church doctrine didn’t change much

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still rejected same-sex marriage and condemned any sexual relations between gay or lesbian partners as “intrinsically disordered.” Read more...

POPE FRANCIS SOUGHT TO WELCOME LGBTQ+ PEOPLE

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Francis sought to make LGBTQ+ people more welcome

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still rejected same-sex marriage and condemned any sexual relations between gay or lesbian partners as "intrinsically disordered."

Pope Francis sought to welcome LGBTQ+ people

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still rejected same-sex marriage and condemned any sexual relations between gay or lesbian partners as “intrinsically disordered.”

By DAVID CRARY Francis' papacy ended with the same doctrine he had inherited towards LGBTQ+ people: the Catholic Church rejects same-sex marriage and condemns any sexual relationship between homosexual couples as “intrinsically disordered.” However, unlike his predecessors, Francis gradually transmitted through his actions, formal statements and occasional comments that he wanted the Church to be a more welcoming place for them. Frustrated activ…

How Francis broke a church taboo with LGBTQ+ outreach

Francis never changed church doctrine on homosexuality or budged on the question of marriage. But he offered a revolutionary shift in tone.