Christopher Lamb,

Pope Francis has shifted the Catholic Church's tone and approach to gay people over the last decade. He refuses to take a judgmental stance on same-sex couples. In 2013, when asked about gay priests, he famously replied: “Who am I to judge?” Over the last decade the pope has shifted the church's tone and approach to gay people, refusing to take a judgmental stance. He has also given his support for legal recognition of same-sex couples and spoken out against criminalization of homosexuality before and after a trip to Africa. His latest decision on blessings marks a new moment in the church's outreach to gay people. For Francis, it is a question of balancing long-held doctrine but translating that teaching to the everyday realities of people's lives.

Biography:  https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/19/europe/popes-aproval-of-same-sex-blessings-intl/index.html

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