When did pope say its ok for gay

See all resources. Dear brother, Thank you for your letter. Read articles, watch videos and view photos from Outreach Learn more. May Jesus bless you and may the Holy Virgin protect you. Outreach remembers Pope Francis. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis reaffirmed that homosexuality is not a crime, and that any sexual act outside of marriage is a sin, in a written response to a request for clarification about his remarks during a recent interview with the Associated Press.

It. An impromptu interview with Cardinal Fernández is the strongest indication to date that Pope Leo XIV will not alter course on blessings of people in gay unions. Our three questions were:. I pray for you and for your work. The Outreach Guide to the Bible and Homosexuality.

Donate today. But the comments fall short of an. To help clarify things, Outreach asked the Holy Father three questions, in Spanish, and received a written response from him. See all features. It is not the first time that I speak of homosexuality and of homosexual persons. In a televised interview, where we spoke with natural and conversational language, it is understandable that there would not be such precise definitions.

As you can see, I was repeating something in general. Our three questions were: Holy Father, thank you for your strong call to decriminalize homosexuality. Two versions were sent from the Holy See: a handwritten version and a typed version, seen below. So, do you think that simply being gay is a sin?

Some media outlets, however, ascribed these sentiments directly to the pope, even though church teaching does not state that the homosexual orientation itself is a sin. And I wanted to clarify that it is not a crime, in order to stress that criminalization is neither good nor just.

Please do the same for me. Outreach is part of America Media. We framed these questions as an interview, in order that he knew that his responses would be made public. What would you say to Catholic bishops who still support the criminalization of homosexuality? Pope Francis has approved some Catholic blessings for same-sex couples, so long as priests avoid confusion with marriage blessings.

In an interview with the agency televised and published in Spanish Jan. 25, the pope had said that "being homosexual is not a crime. Papal biographer: Vatican is right on gender theory, but the church must walk with transgender people. Rome — Pope Francis has called laws criminalizing homosexuality as fundamentally "unfair," making it clear that in the mind of the leader of the Catholic Church, "being homosexual is not a crime.

This week, in an interview with the Associated Press, Pope Francis became the first pope to call for the decriminalization of homosexuality. And I would tell whoever wants to criminalize homosexuality that they are wrong. We need your help to continue and expand the Outreach ministry.

Of course, one must also consider the circumstances, which may decrease or eliminate fault. Why did you decide to say this at this time? To support Outreach you can make a donation or subscribe to America. My feeling was that you were simply repeating what others might say hypothetically.

When I said it is a sin, I was simply referring to Catholic moral teaching, which says that every sexual act outside of marriage is a sin.