Pope skeptical about Catholic Church blessing same-sex couples
Pope Francis has suggested he would be open to having the Catholic Church bless same-sex couples. Responding to a group of cardinals who asked him for clarity on the issue, he said any request for a blessing should be treated with “pastoral charity”. “We cannot be judges who only deny, reject and exclude,” he said. […]
Pope Francis in hospital with respiratory infection
Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend “a few days” in hospital in Rome, the Vatican has said. The pontiff had breathing difficulties in recent days but does not have Covid, the statement said. He will need “a few days of appropriate hospital medical therapy”. “Pope Francis is touched by the […]
‘To condemn homosexuals is a sin, criminalizing people with their tendencies is an injustice – Pope Francis
Source: Catholic News Agency On his return flight from South Sudan on Sunday, Pope Francis said that God loves and accompanies people with same-sex attraction. When asked by a journalist what the pope would say to families in Congo and South Sudan who reject their children because they are gay, Pope Francis responded that the […]