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In reply to the discussion: I continue to wonder why progressives are so protective of Islam [View all]trumad
(41,692 posts)I can pull up many more quotes from Francis if you would like:
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But gay rights advocates say theres nothing new about this Popes attitudes toward LGBT people.
The National Catholic Reporters John L. Allen Jr. writes that Pope Francis has taken a strongly conservative stance in the past on the social issues Catholics hold dear, especially same-sex adoption and parenting:
Bergoglio is seen an unwaveringly orthodox on matters of sexual morality, staunchly opposing abortion, same-sex marriage, and contraception. In 2010 he asserted that gay adoption is a form of discrimination against children, earning a public rebuke from Argentinas President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Raw Story adds that the new Popes staunch opposition to same-sex parenting makes him an equally firm opponent of marriage equality:
In a 2010 letter published in LOsservatore Romano, Bergoglio asked monasteries to pray fervently that lawmakers in Argentina did not go through with plans to legalize same sex marriage because it would seriously damage the family.
At stake is the identity and survival of the family: father, mother and children, he wrote. At stake are the lives of many children who will be discriminated against in advance, and deprived of their human development given by a father and a mother and willed by God. At stake is the total rejection of Gods law engraved in our hearts.
Let us not be naive: this is not simply a political struggle, but it is an attempt to destroy Gods plan. It is not just a bill (a mere instrument) but a move of the father of lies who seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God.
Read more: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/03/13/new-pope-same-old-homophobia/#ixzz3OEsRJwCZ