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https://apnews.com/article/pope-endorse-same-sex-civil-unions-eb3509b30ebac35e91aa7cbda2013de2

 

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, given the Vatican’s official teaching on the issue.

 

The papal thumbs-up came midway through the feature-length documentary “Francesco,” which premiered at the Rome Film Festival. The film, which features fresh interviews with the pope, delves into issues Francis cares about most, including the environment, poverty, migration, racial and income inequality, and the people most affected by discrimination.

 

“Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God,” Francis said in one of his sit-down interviews for the film. “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.”

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Yea but union, not marriage, but ok. no one cares either way what people do in their house.

It gets cumbersome when it has to be stuck down everyone's throat to legitimize it.

 

 

Unless they are Toobin it....

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17 minutes ago, wAcKy ZeBrA said:

https://apnews.com/article/pope-endorse-same-sex-civil-unions-eb3509b30ebac35e91aa7cbda2013de2

 

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, given the Vatican’s official teaching on the issue.

 

The papal thumbs-up came midway through the feature-length documentary “Francesco,” which premiered at the Rome Film Festival. The film, which features fresh interviews with the pope, delves into issues Francis cares about most, including the environment, poverty, migration, racial and income inequality, and the people most affected by discrimination.

 

“Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God,” Francis said in one of his sit-down interviews for the film. “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.”

This is a big nothing burger. Next.

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7 minutes ago, westside2 said:

Try gay marriage in China or Russia. 

Hahahahaha 

 

Or Qatar, UAE, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey

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Everyone is supposed to have the same rights under the law.  States should get out of the business of granting marriage licenses, and simply legalize civil unions.  That should be federal such that states cannot opt out of allowing two people who want to join their lives as a couple do so.   Marriage should be religious in character, and as such places of worship can decide if they want to sanction marriage between any two specific individuals.

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14 minutes ago, oldmanfan said:

Everyone is supposed to have the same rights under the law.  States should get out of the business of granting marriage licenses, and simply legalize civil unions.  That should be federal such that states cannot opt out of allowing two people who want to join their lives as a couple do so.   Marriage should be religious in character, and as such places of worship can decide if they want to sanction marriage between any two specific individuals.

Not an unhorrible plan.  

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1 hour ago, westside2 said:

Try gay marriage in China or Russia. 

Hahahahaha 

Cletus, we're in the USA, not those countries, supposed to be accepting of all. That's the entire point of this ***** country.

 

We accept ignorant imbeciles like you, so why not gay marriage?

 

Who's with me! 

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1 minute ago, wAcKy ZeBrA said:

 

Back to the stew, Jim, it might over-boil.

 

Stew boil over??  Remind me never to come to your house for dinner.  

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2 minutes ago, wAcKy ZeBrA said:

 

Already enough children around asking "why" already. 

 

I see.  Well if you were clear with your reasoning on everything from dinner arrangements to why we should care what the Pope says I'd not have to ask why.  

 

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4 minutes ago, Chef Jim said:

 

I see.  Well if you were clear with your reasoning on everything from dinner arrangements to why we should care what the Pope says I'd not have to ask why.  

 

Maybe we should care since there are over a billion Catholics in the world.

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