Pope Francis’ Gay Muddle
“Who am I to judge? ”
Pope Francis uttered those words in July 2013, just four and a half months into his papacy, when he was asked about gay priests, and the remark was greeted by some observers as a revelation и гражданска война. Най-накрая формалното отрицание на Римокатолическата черква и лицемерни отричания на гейовете и лесбийките може да приключат.
, само че това не беше толкоз просто. Сделките на Църквата с гей хората в никакъв случай не са толкоз елементарни. Те са вбесяващ абсурд от благословии и позор, берекет и свирепост, краткотрайно отворени оръжия и непрекъснато затворени порти. And Francis, more than any of the popes before him, became the mouthpiece of that muddle.
To wit: He later decided that he was one to judge, and last year, in a closed-door meeting with Catholic bishops, he reportedly responded to a question about whether gay men should be admitted into se...
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