Plot thickens over origins of pope's civil union endorsement

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Questions are swirling about the origins of Pope Francis’ bombshell comments endorsing same-sex civil unions. All evidence suggests he made them in a 2019 interview that was never broadcast in its entirety. The Vatican has refused to comment.

FILE - In this May 21, 2015 file photo, Mauro Cioffari, left, puts a wedding ring on his partner Davide Conti's finger as their civil union is being registered by a municipality officer during a ceremony in Rome's Campidoglio Capitol Hill. Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary “Francesco,” which premiered Wednesday, Oct. 21 2020 at the Rome Film Festival.

Those comments caused a firestorm, thrilling progressives and alarming conservatives, given official Vatican teaching prohibits any such endorsement of homosexual unions. But Televisa didn’t air those comments when it broadcast the interview — nor did the Vatican when it put out its recordings of it. The broadcaster has not commented on the intrigue.

When The Associated Press interviewed Afineevsky on Oct. 14, the director was asked if he realized at the time that Francis’ comments were going to grab headlines.

 

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NEWS FLASH: ALL marriages are civil unions — you need a marriage license issued by the state, an officiant who has power vested by the state, there are legal and financial advantages from the state.

I can't wait for the reaction of the UK's Minister for the 17th Century Jacob_Rees_Mogg. He'll be looking for another religion! CommonsLeader

The Pope is right to endorse same-sex civil unions. These are ordinary people who have the right to love whomever they want and shouldn't be ostracized. Jesus wouldn't want that!

This is the problem with organized religion. He, like any other leader, is expressing his beliefs of how things should be. If you don't like it, too bad. If you're a real Catholic you must do as he says instead of making up your own mind and living a life of acceptance and love

Get on board or get out of the way. We humans are advancing with or without you.

Francis will need to step down, he excommunicated himself.

sure does raise some questions-----

Hating the “Other” is foundational to mystical thinking, so of course the church isn’t willing to give up on it just yet.

The Catholic Church believes in nonsense. They think exorcists are real. They think it's better to protect pedophile priests than their victims. They think the eucharist literally becomes the body of christ. Stop giving this weird cult your attention. They are wrong all the time.

Could it be possible he may endorse Pedophilia ?

Francis wears a thong

Did the Pope say GOD told him to support Trump?

Well since a majority of the priest are pedophiles why not make it the norm .

His comments were made as a human being. Not as the Pope. This was not a teaching from the Church.

The Holy Spirit chooses the Pope by Divine Providence. Everyone who disagrees with the Pope disagrees with God. Just goes to show you how religious ideology makes absolutely no sense at all.

It is a civil destruction; no legal marriage, no productive family, no children, no Relative and no life at all. It is against humanity.

Attn. Senator Graham! Campaigning for yourself on the Senate floor under the guise of campaigning for Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation on the Senate floor...You should be fired NOW!!!! (& take that loser friend, Pres. FOREVER-IMPEACHED, with you!!!)

He said that they are children of God (obvious and true) and that they should not be discriminated against by governments (ie, they can enjoy the benefits of a civil union). He left alone and sacred the sacrament of marriage. This is an entirely overblown reaction.

It’s s private opinion and has no effect on the constant teaching of the Church and Scripture. Media got carried away

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Because half of the priests are gay or nonces

When some cardinal decides that the words of the pope should not be heard by the faithful....we should abolish the college of cardinals.

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