The Church “must” help abolish laws criminalizing homosexuality

During his interview with the American agency Associated Press, Pope Francis clearly opposed laws criminalizing homosexuality, saying that the Church “must” help to abolish them. “Being gay is not a crime. It is a human condition,” he insists. Before stating aloud an answer that we could give him: “Yes, but it is a sin. “Okay, Francis resumes, but first let’s make the difference between sin and crime. But what is also a sin is the lack of charity towards one’s neighbour. A way of saying that the lack of welcome for homosexuals and their criminalization do indeed fall under the category of “sin”, according to the pope.

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