In a progressive milestone for the Catholic Church, footage became public Wednesday of Pope Francis endorsing the concept of same-sex civil unions. In an interview for the documentary Francesco, which premiered this week at the Rome Film Festival, the Pope insists that gay people are children of God and deserve to be part of a family. The statement marks a pivotal moment for the Church, which has long denounced any form of homosexual behaviour, and has rejected the concept of same-sex marriage. READ: Daily Manna Devotion: Dependable Companion “Homosexual people have the right to be in a family,” Pope Francis says in the film. “They are children of God. You can’t kick someone out of a family, nor make their life miserable for this. What we have to have is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered.” The Pope makes the statement during a larger discussion about the issues most dear to him. Among them, the environment, poverty, migration, and racial equality. But this is not the first time that Francis has shown some openness to unions between Catholics of the same sex. As archbishop of Buenos Aires, Francis endorsed civil unions for gay couples as an alternative to same-sex marriage. Still, Wednesday’s revelations are the first time that he has spoken so candidly in support of gay unions since ascending to the Papacy in 2013.
Pope Francis Endorses Same-Sex Civil Unions in First for Catholic Church
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