Tag: Pope Francis
In a notable departure from the stance of his fellow Roman Catholic bishops in Ghana, Cardinal Peter Turkson has voiced opposition to the criminalisation of homosexuality, directly challenging the stringent anti-LGBTQ+ bill currently under debate in Ghana's parliament.
The proposed legislation in Ghana aims to impose harsh penalties on the...
In a significant move by the Vatican, Bishop Joseph Strickland of Eastern Texas has been dismissed from his role as the head of the Diocese of Tyler, with concerns being raised about the bishop’s criticism of efforts to make the Church more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community.
This decision, which...
Pope Francis has firmly reiterated his stance that the Catholic Church is open to everyone, including LGBTQ+ individuals and all other marginalised communities.
"The Lord is clear: The sick, the elderly, the young, old, ugly, beautiful, good and bad," he stated during an in-flight press conference as he returned from...
In his ongoing bid to make the Catholic Church more inclusive, Pope Francis affirmed to a young transgender individual that they are loved by God just as they are. This statement, announced by the Vatican's press office on Tuesday, echoes the Pontiff's continued outreach towards the LGBTQ+ community.
The dialogue...
Pope Francis, the leader of Catholicism, recently denounced "gender ideology", labelling it as the "most dangerous colonisation."
The Pope made the comments during a conversation with the Argentinian newspaper LA NACION on Friday, the 10th of March, where the Pope criticised present-day dialogues concerning gender.
"Why is it dangerous?" he asked Vatican...
Pope Francis has criticised lawmakers for introducing legislation to criminalise homosexuality before describing being LGBTQ+ as a "sin".
The Pope made the comments during an interview with The Associated Press on January 24th, where he described such laws as “unjust” and said that “being homosexual isn’t a crime.”
During the interview, Francis...
Four trans groups who found shelter with the Catholic Church have met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
According to the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, the Pope met with a group on Wednesday the 10th of August, following other meetings with other trans groups on the 27th of April, 22nd of...
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith says God “does not bless sin.”
The Catholic Church will not be relaxing its hard-line anti stance on homosexuality, with the Vatican making clear it is a “sin.”
To the dismay of gay Catholics, the Vatican has ruled that they will not bless same...
