Pope: Gays and others marginalized by church deserve apology
Pope Francis has once again reached out to a disenfranchised community.
Francis was asked Sunday en route home from Armenia if he agreed with one of his top advisers, German Cardinal Karl Marx, who told a conference in Dublin in the days after the deadly Orlando gay club attack that the church owes an apology to gays for having marginalized them.
Francis responded with a variation of his famous “Who am I to judge?” comment and a repetition of church teaching that gays must not be discriminated against but treated with respect.
He said some politicized behaviors of the homosexual community can be condemned for being “a bit offensive for others.” But he said: “Someone who has this condition, who has good will and is searching for God, who are we to judge?”
“We must accompany them,” Francis said.
“I think the church must not only apologize … to a gay person it offended, but we must apologize to the poor, to women who have been exploited, to children forced into labor, apologize for having blessed so many weapons” and for having failed to accompany families who faced divorces or experienced other problems.
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9 responses to Pope: Gays and others marginalized by church deserve apology
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Suzanne McFly June 26th, 2016 at 19:38
The Pope is more liberal than the republican party, that is how crazy our politics has gotten.
katkelly57 June 26th, 2016 at 19:44
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa….
Larry Schmitt June 26th, 2016 at 19:48
Hallelujah! The church’s previous response was, “It’s a sin.” It was a woman’s fault she married a bum who beat her, and divorce was out of the question. Nice to see a little compassion for once. His immediate predecessor showed none.
Bunya June 27th, 2016 at 14:56
Yeah but, talk is cheap. This may be a ruse to get more people into the pews (and, most importantly, more money in the collection plate) because, let’s face it – most folks nowadays are anti-war, pro-choice and pro-civil rights for everyone – not exactly what the bible teaches. I’ll have to see if this pope practices what he preaches.
Larry Schmitt June 27th, 2016 at 15:27
It doesn’t seem to me that this pope works that way. He seems to be different.
Larry Schmitt June 26th, 2016 at 19:50
The cardinal’s name is Reinhard, not Karl. Must have been typing on reflex. I had to do a double take.
amersham1046 June 26th, 2016 at 20:34
Pope Francis is bringing the Catholic Church into the 21st century
American Evangelists are trying their best to take America back to the 15th century
robert June 26th, 2016 at 23:44
wishful thinking pope, religion over here is bought and paid for and apologies have to be approved by the people who hold the purse strings
Robo Rubio June 27th, 2016 at 10:15
The Catholic Church, Greek Orthodox, Ethiopic and Protestant churches have used OT and NT verses against gays and lesbians for a very long time. These OT and NT verses should be apologized for as they are the root of the problem…