So, this new pope is not particularly gay-friendly after all, and some gay Catholics may leave the Church.
Quote:Pope Leo XIV‘s recent elevation to the papacy has sparked significant concerns for many LGBTQ+ Catholics, particularly in light of past comments he made.
Following his appointment, a troubling comment he made 13 years ago resurfaced, where he dismissed LGBTQ+ identities as a “lifestyle choice.” For those who had been welcomed back to the Church under Pope Francis’s inclusive approach, this remark raised alarms about what Pope Leo’s leadership could mean for the future of LGBTQ+ people in the Catholic community.
Many individuals in the LGBTQ+ community who were beginning to feel welcome under Pope Francis might now feel excluded. The new Pope’s previous stance on social issues, including same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ rights, casts doubt on his ability to continue the inclusive path that many believed Pope Francis had set in motion. For those who returned to the Church during Francis’s papacy, Pope Leo’s comments seem like a step backward.
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teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
