Obviously Catholic church does way more harm than good but better than not doing this for sure
Pope Francis has made what many are calling a historic statement against laws that criminalize homosexuality.
In an interview with the Associated Press, the pope says that God loves everyone and told Catholic bishops to welcome queer people.
“Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis told the news wire.
The pontiff still referred to homosexuality as “sin,” but criticized Catholic bishops and church leaders who were involved in pushing for the criminalization of homosexuality across the world.
He added that those sorts of sentiments stemmed from the leaders’ cultural backgrounds.
“These bishops have to have a process of conversion,” Francis told the AP, saying they needed to use “tenderness, please, as God has for each one of us.”
He said that these laws are “unjust” and that the Catholic Church should work to stop them.
“It must do this. It must do this,” Francis said. “We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are and for the strength that each of us fights for our dignity,” Francis added, quoting the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Right, but he's pleading to the clergy not to torment gay people on this mortal plane (leave that to God/Satan in the afterlife). While that may not seem like much, it's a pretty huge deal for the mouthpiece of Catholicism to explicitly say it.
If you don't believe in God or Satan then he's just saying not to persecute gay people. I don't really care if he thinks I'm going to hell, that's his problem.