Pope Francis describes criticism of the blessing of homosexuals as “hypocrisy”: “No one is scandalized by a businessman who exploits people”
El pope francisco cross out «hypocrisy» criticizing the possibility of bless gay couples, while "Nobody is scandalized if I give my blessing to a businessman who perhaps exploits people and this is a very serious sin. "While people would be scandalized if I gave it to a homosexual... This is hypocrisy!", says Francisco. in an interview that will be published tomorrow in the Catholic magazine 'To believe'.
The pope adds that «the heart of the document is the reception«, in responding to criticism of 'Fiducia Supplians', the text published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith in which it was explained that couples considered ' could be blessedirregular' for the Church, including those of the same sex.
The historic opening of pope francisco to the blessing of couples of the same sex or in a situation «irregular» as divorced and remarried, has been welcomed by many episcopal conferences in the world, but the most conservative wing describes it as «Blasphemy» and other bishops, such as the African ones, continue to show their rejection.
The church and women
In another of the advance extracts of the interview, the pope highlights that «open work in the Curia at of important«. «In the Roman Curia there are now several women because they perform certain roles better than us men.«Assures Francisco.
Also regarding his state of health, he repeats one of the phrases that he has said in recent months to reassure about his state of health and his mobility problems: «The Church is governed with the head, not with the legs«.
In the interview he also asks for a Church closer to the people: «People suffer a lot... we clerics sometimes live comfortably... we need to see the work, the suffering of the people«.
Although the openness to blessing couples of the same sex seems like a step forward within the Church, it is worth remembering that it maintains discrimination against non-heterosexual people and, in reality, does not constitute any progress on the path towards equality in Catholic Church. It continues to be given to people LGTBIQ+ and women a second-class deal.
