POPE CALLS FOR CIVIL UNIONS FOR GAY COUPLES
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Pope Francis called for the passage of civil union laws for same-sex couples in a documentary that aired in Rome on Wednesday, in a major departure from the position held by the Vatican’s doctrinal office.
“Homosexuals have a right to be part of the family,” the pontiff said in “Francesco,” a documentary about his life. “They’re children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out, or be made miserable because of it.”
“What we have to create is a civil union law,” he added. “That way, they are legally covered. I stood up for that.”
While serving as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Francis endorsed civil unions for gay couples as an alternative to same-sex marriages. However, he had never come out publicly in favor of civil unions as the pope. . . .
Morrill, a Jesuit priest, added that one of Francis’ characteristics was “that he likes to speak and act on the principle of mercy.”
“What this statement doesn’t do is change any official policies, but in a very patriarchal way he is saying we should be kind and compassionate,” he said.
Catholic teaching holds that gays must be treated with dignity and respect but that homosexual acts are “intrinsically disordered.” A 2003 document from the Vatican’s doctrine office stated that the church’s respect for gays “cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behavior or to legal recognition of homosexual unions.”
Doing so, the Vatican reasoned, would not only condone “deviant behavior,” but create an equivalence to marriage, which the church holds is an indissoluble union between man and woman.
Directed by the Oscar-nominated Evgeny Afineevsky, a Russian-born Jew, “Francesco” depicts Francis as the great connector, placing him at the heart of a narrative that casts a wide net over some of the world’s most pressing problems.
Francis spoke in a section of the movie about Andrea Rubera, a gay man who adopted three children with his partner.
Rubera said that he explained to the pope in a letter that they wanted to bring the children up as Catholics in the local parish but did not know how they would be received. It is not clear where they live.
The pontiff telephoned him several days later, telling him he was moved by the letter and urging the couple to introduce their children to the parish but to be ready for opposition, Rubera said, adding that they took the advice and were happy that they did. . . .
The documentary will have its North American premier at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, which runs from Oct. 24-31.
Francis’ comments were welcomed by Sarah Kate Ellis, the president and CEO of the LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD.
“This news should send an undeniable message to Catholic families with LGBTQ people that all family members are deserving of acceptance and support,” she said in a statement. “Pope Francis’ public approval is a fundamental step forward at a time when LGBTQ acceptance around the world and across religions is expanding and rightfully becoming the norm.”
However, the conservative bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, Thomas Tobin, immediately called for clarification.
“The pope’s statement clearly contradicts what has been the long-standing teaching of the church about same-sex unions,” Tobin said in a statement. “The church cannot support the acceptance of objectively immoral relationships.”
(Excerpt from NBC News. Article by Henry Austin. Photo Credit: Getty Images.)
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Papal Rome….all ‘ill’ roads lead to Rome. I am not surprised at all about his ‘unGodly’ call that he may have been suppressing for some time now. I believe that he had been strategically and prematurely placed there for this reason to support the new world agenda.
The ‘church’, as a whole, has been too quiet about teaching sexual immorality so the ‘culture’ is teaching it and got out of control over the years.
I pray that we all repent and be careful how we express our sexual freedom and make sure that stays in line with God’s Word.
Father, In Your changeless/inspired Word/Bible, You call us to the sanctity: of Life, of marriage between one man and one woman and of Your distinct genders of male and female. We pray, Lead us Holy Spirit to prayerfully speak Love to this/these Truth(s) before AND as we speak out “THE TRUTH in LOVE.” Yes and Amen.
Where does this leave many of us who have followed the Gospel and teachings of the church from Thomas Aquinas, John Paul II, and Mother Theresa? Yes I must show love and compassion for gays and others who struggle within the Law, but such does not nullify the words of Jesus. In Mark 7, 21, “For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”
This pope speaks compassion for one group by setting the Word aside, how? What are Catholics to do but move toward bible-based churches? Pray that Catholics deepen their faith on Jesus Christ alone and not fall into the abyss of despair.
What shall we say, then?Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?By no means! We are those who have died to sin;how can we live in it any longer? Romans 6
Lord we pray for those who struggle with homosexuality that they will seek and find You. I pray for those who feel they can not overcome alone and will rest in Your strength. I ask for forgiveness of the church who is constantly compromising with the world. I pray for people to look to what Your word says and not look to any man. I pray for believers to understand that following You means sacrificing our own desires and wants.
In Jesus name
Amen
Christopher Columbus was a secret crypto Jew many of the CATHOLICclergy in Latin America were secret Jews who fled Portugal and Spain between 1300s and 1800s when those countries found out what the Jews were up to they helping to overthrow Catholic Christianity monarchs in europe and help the Muslims invade Europe… Muslim Moorish Invaders took control of Spain and parts of Portugal thanks to the Jews who help them even though these Jews were Spanish and Portuguese citizens and were treated very well in those Nations they betrayed the Spanish and Portuguese monarchs that’s what caused the Spanish Inquisition the Inquisition was a an attempt to find those Jews who were posing as Catholics but we’re really Jew and to force them to confess and leave the country or die… the Jews did much evil in medieval Europe to destroy Christianity throughout the continent of Europe.. so Portugal and
Spain those countries demand all the Jews leave Portugal and Spain or convert to Catholicism or die… many Jews converted to Catholicism like Christopher Columbus did in Italybut secretly were 100% Jews who hated CHRISTIANITY thousands
fled to the new world of Latin American and became
priests, nuns, bishops, archbishops were secret Jews practicing Judaism hating Christ… hating the Christian God.. while posing as Catholic Christian clergy these Jews were very often found in the Jesuit, Franciscan, and Dominican Catholic religious orders and they cause much evil in the world… Christopher Columbus killed over 200,000 unarmed Indians out of hatred for humanity people think he was a Christian a Catholic but if you Google “Christopher Columbus secret Jew” you will learn the real history of this monster… Pope Francis is the latest example of a crypto Jew posing as a Christian destroying God’s Church and morality.. Pope Francis is evil …I believe he is a secret Jew not a Christian.. he always does what Jews want… Open boarders,gay unions, loves communist countries of cuba , Venezuela, and communist china…he is a fraud..he never CRITIZE Israel ..he’s a Jew…he allowed perverts to rule in church also who raped men and children… typical Jew behavior