Pope francis homosexuality sin
'God loves us as we are': Pope says homosexuality is not a crime
Pope Francis has criticised laws that criminalise homosexuality as "unjust," saying God loves all his children just as they are.
Key points:
- The United Nations has repeatedly called for an finish to laws criminalising homosexuality
- Pope Francis' comments are the first uttered by a pope about such laws
- 67 countries or jurisdictions criminalise consensual same-sex sexual activity
The chief of the Catholic Church also called on Catholic bishops who support such laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
"Being homosexual isn't a crime," he said in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Pope Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops in some parts of the planet supported laws that criminalise homosexuality or discriminate against LGBTQ people, and he himself referred to the issue in terms of "sin".
But he attributed such attitudes to cultural backgrounds, and said bishops in particular need to undergo a process of adjust to recognise the dignity of everyone.
"These bishops own to have a process of conversion," he said, adding that the
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Roman Catholic Church
BACKGROUND
The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in the world, with approximately billion members across the globe. With its origins in the earliest days of Christianity, the Church traces its leadership––in the person of the Pope––to St. Peter, identified by Jesus as “the rock” on which the Church would be built.
The Catholic Church in the United States numbers over 70 million members, and is organized in 33 Provinces, each led by an archbishop. Each bishop answers directly to the Pope, not to an archbishop. Those Provinces are further divided into dioceses, each led by a bishop. At the base of the organizational structure are local parishes, headed by a pastor, appointed by the local bishop. The Conference of Catholic Bishops in the United States meets semi-annually.
As part of a global organization with its institutional center at the Vatican, the Catholic Church in America is shaped by worldwide societal and cultural trends. It is further shaped by management that is entirely male, with women excluded from the priesthood and thus from key leadership roles.
LGBTQ+ EQUALITY
ON SEXUAL OR POPE FRANCIS’ “HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT A CRIME” STANCE: A WELCOMED DEVELOPMENT THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED BY CONCRETE ACTION
In an interview with Associated Press, the top of the Roman Catholic Church unequivocally stated that “being homosexual is not a crime”. He also reminded all those who believe that diverse sexual orientations are sinful that “it is also a sin to lack aid with one another.”
ILGA Planet data indicate that 66 UN member States continue to criminalise consensual same-sex sexual relations to date. Over the past two years, Bhutan, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Singapore scrapped these laws off their books. Barbados also moved towards the same direction with a judicial decision.
The mere living of criminalising laws is sufficient for people of diverse sexual orientations and genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. More expressions to live perpetually under threat. ILGA World reviewed hundreds of cases over the last two decades in which law enforcement subjected LGBT and gender-diverse persons to fines, arbitrary arrests, prosecutions, corporal punishments
Pope sends letter to Fr. James Martin on homosexuality and sin
By Vatican News
“I was simply referring to Catholic moral teaching, which says that every sexual act outside of marriage is a sin.”
Pope Francis penned those words in response to a letter from Father James Martin, SJ, who carries out his apostolate among the LGBTQ community in the United States.
The American Jesuit had written to the Holy Father following his recent interview with the Associated Press.
The Pope's handwritten response in Spanish was posted on Father Martin's website, along with a translation in English.
Clarification
It was already clear from the context of the interview that the Pope had spoken of homosexuality, definition in that case "homosexual acts" and not homosexuality itself.
In his letter, Pope Francis reiterated that his position is that of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, as he had already said in his first interview with reporters on the flight back from Brazil in ("If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?").
Responding to Fr. Martin, the Pope stressed that, regarding sin, “one must also consider the circumstances, which may de 
.
POPE FRANCIS’ “HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT A CRIME” STANCE: A WELCOMED DEVELOPMENT THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED BY CONCRETE ACTION
In an interview with Associated Press, the top of the Roman Catholic Church unequivocally stated that “being homosexual is not a crime”. He also reminded all those who believe that diverse sexual orientations are sinful that “it is also a sin to lack aid with one another.”
ILGA Planet data indicate that 66 UN member States continue to criminalise consensual same-sex sexual relations to date. Over the past two years, Bhutan, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Singapore scrapped these laws off their books. Barbados also moved towards the same direction with a judicial decision.
The mere living of criminalising laws is sufficient for people of diverse sexual orientations and genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. More expressions to live perpetually under threat. ILGA World reviewed hundreds of cases over the last two decades in which law enforcement subjected LGBT and gender-diverse persons to fines, arbitrary arrests, prosecutions, corporal punishments
Pope sends letter to Fr. James Martin on homosexuality and sin
By Vatican News
“I was simply referring to Catholic moral teaching, which says that every sexual act outside of marriage is a sin.”
Pope Francis penned those words in response to a letter from Father James Martin, SJ, who carries out his apostolate among the LGBTQ community in the United States.
The American Jesuit had written to the Holy Father following his recent interview with the Associated Press.
The Pope's handwritten response in Spanish was posted on Father Martin's website, along with a translation in English.
Clarification
It was already clear from the context of the interview that the Pope had spoken of homosexuality, definition in that case "homosexual acts" and not homosexuality itself.
In his letter, Pope Francis reiterated that his position is that of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, as he had already said in his first interview with reporters on the flight back from Brazil in ("If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?").
Responding to Fr. Martin, the Pope stressed that, regarding sin, “one must also consider the circumstances, which may de
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