Pope Francis has criticized laws criminalizing homosexuality as “unjust,” said God loves all his children just as they are, and called on Catholic bishops who support those laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the Church.
“Being homosexual is not a crime ,” Francisco said during an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press . Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops in some parts of the world support laws that criminalize homosexuality or discriminate against the LGBTQ community , calling homosexuality a ” sin .” However, he attributed those attitudes to cultural contexts and said that bishops in particular must also go through a process of change to recognize the dignity of all.
“The bishop also has a conversion process,” he said, adding that they should show “tenderness, please, tenderness, as God has with each one of us.”
Some 67 countries or jurisdictions around the world criminalize consensual same-sex relations, and 11 of them can or do carry the death penalty, according to The Human Dignity Trust , which is working to end those laws. Experts point out that even when laws are not enforced, they contribute to harassment, stigma, and violence against LGBTQ people.
OP:wtf am I going to do with the Bible now?
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