Pope Francis has been lukewarm on LGBTQ+ issues during his 12-year pontificate, and his legacy leaves little real progress.
«I have not wanted to be Pope". Thus he answered pope francisco In June 2013, shortly after his election in the conclave, during an audience with students from Jesuit schools in Rome. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Argentine, Jesuit, anticlerical, was chosen to undertake a renewal in the Catholic Church, update it and undertake pending reforms. They have been 12 years which have meant a revolution in many areas in the Church, although in matters LGTBIQ + His contribution has been lukewarm.
He tried to break with his predecessors and bring the church closer to the people, he was concerned about the climate emergency, he focused on migrants and refugees, he stood up to Trump and addressed the sexual abuseHowever, there was little progress in matters such as abortion, divorce, euthanasia, the role of women, and the LGBTQI+ community+.
One of lime and another of sand
No one can take away his merit of being the first pope to pronounce the word "gay"He did so in his first press conference, a fact that made us dream that he would be a great ally. Although he later advised that went to the psychiatrist. It allowed trans people to receive baptism and soon after approved a doctrinal document declaring that gender reassignment surgery is a serious violation of the human dignity. Approved the blessing for same-sex couples as long as does not resemble marriage. The LGTBIQ+ collective We remain second-class beings, with second-class rights for the Church. Advances, yes, but out of step with the times we live in.Too much faggotness«.
Pope Francis's remarks about LGBTQ+ people:
— July 30, 2013In his first press conference, he said, “In a lobby, not everyone is good, but if a person is gay, seeks the Lord, and has good will, who am I to judge?” when asked about a reported gay priest, suggesting a more generous approach to LGBTQ+ Catholics.
— 26 2016 JuneDuring the flight back to the Vatican after his visit to Armenia, the pontiff affirmed that the Church had no right to judge them, but should respect them. "The catechism says they must not be discriminated against. They must be respected and accompanied pastorally," he said.
— May 21th 2018: He told a gay man, “God made you this way and loves you.”
— August 28th, 2018The Vatican has removed Francis's line from the official online transcript of an in-flight press conference, stating that homosexual children could seek "psychiatry."
— November 2th 2020The Vatican clarifies the Pope's support for legal protections for same-sex couples.
— January 24, 2023: He declared in an interview with The Associated Press that “being homosexual is not a crime.”
— January 28, 2023He clarified his comments to the AP, which implied that while homosexual activity is not a crime, it is a sin in the eyes of the Church. “I was simply referring to the teaching of Catholic morality, which says that any sexual act outside of marriage is sinful.”
— August 24th, 2023On World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, he led a crowd of half a million young people in chanting “all, all, all” to emphasize that everyone is welcome in the Catholic Church.
— 21th October 2023: Approves a document allowing transgender people to be baptized and serve as godparents.
— December 19th 2023: It approves blessing same-sex couples as long as it does not resemble marriage, sparking strong opposition from conservative bishops in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere.
— March 25th 2024: Approves a doctrinal document declaring that gender reassignment surgery is a grave violation of human dignity, along with abortion and euthanasia, as a practice that rejects God's plan for life.
— May 20th 2024Francis reportedly said that “there is already an air of queerness” in seminaries, in comments made behind closed doors to Italian bishops to reaffirm the Church’s ban on gay priests. He later apologized for the offense.
