What would the Pope say to an LGBT Catholic “who has suffered a rejection by the Church”? «I would like them to recognize it not as” the rejection of the Church “, but rather as” people in the Church “». The answer is Pope francesco and it was given to the 61 year-old Jesuit American Father James Martin, who has been involved in community relations for some time Lgbtqi + and the Church. As soon as the questions were answered, the religious published them on the site Outreach.
The pope says that God does not deny any of his children. “The Church is a mother and calls all her children together. Let us take for example the parable of the guests at the feast: “The righteous, the sinners, the rich and the poor, etc.” (Matthew 22: 1-15; Luke 14: 15-24). A “selective” Church, of “pure blood”, is not the Holy Mother Church, but rather a sect ».
“What is the most important thing that LGBT people need to know about God?” Is another question. This is the answer of the Dad: «God is Father and he does not deny any of his children. And God’s style is closeness, mercy and tenderness. Along this road you will find God ».
“What would you like LGBT people to know about the Church?” To this Pope Francis replies: «I would like them to read the book of the Acts of the Apostles. There they will find the image of the living Church“.
Bergoglio is the pontiff has made greater openings to the Lgbtqi + community. Last January he told the parents of homosexual children: “Never condemn a child.” Already in 2013 he had explained: «We must not discriminate or marginalize these people, the Catechism also says so. The problem for the Church is not the trend. They are brothers. When someone is lost like this he must be helped, and one must distinguish whether he is a good person ».
In March last year, the Pope’s no to the blessing of gay couples with the responsum of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on blessings to same-sex couples. “The Church”, says the text that received the go-ahead from Pope Francis, “does not have, nor can it dispose of, the power to bless same-sex unions”.
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Source: Vanity Fair
