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the attached article regarding his confab with journalists...
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“In addition, no one is exempted from striving to ensure respect for the dignity of every person, especially the most frail and vulnerable, from the unborn to the elderly, from the sick to the unemployed, citizens and immigrants alike,” he said.

Pope Francis strongly reaffirmed core Catholic teaching opposing abortion and euthanasia, saying they were evidence of today’s “throwaway culture.” But he also made reaching out to LGBTQ+ Catholics a hallmark, insisting they are welcome in the church. He never changed church doctrine defining marriage as a union between man and woman and homosexual acts as “intrinsically disordered.”

As the then-head of the Augustinian order, the Rev. Robert Prevost in 2012 criticized the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in promoting acceptance of same-sex relationships that conflicted with Catholic doctrine. A decade later, during Francis’ pontificate, he acknowledged Francis’ call for a more inclusive church, and said he didn’t want people excluded just on the basis of their lifestyle.
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In the case of LGBTQ+ Catholics, Pope Leo XIV has clearly 'grown' in his understanding of how the RCC should view such children of God...to think that this is the final word, would be rash. It is not beyond the realm of possibility for the RCC, under Pope Leo XIV to move closer to allowing committed same sex couples to receive blessings for forming faith-filled families...as many such couples already do.

On the Abortion issue, look to the next post in this thread...


Link: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/pope-leo-xiv-says-family-is-between-a-man-and-a-woman-and-asserts-the-dignity-of-the-unborn#:~:text=VATICAN%20CITY%20(AP)%20—%20Pope,the%20start%20of%20his%20pontificate.