Pope: Africans Are A “Special Case” On Homosexuality

[NoleATL]

Seems to me the love of Jesus and God shouldn't vary by race or culture.

Reuters reports:

Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a “special case” in the opposition of bishops and many other people in the continent to homosexuality.
But he said he was confident that, except for Africans, critics of his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples would eventually understand it.
“Those who protest vehemently belong to small ideological groups,” Francis told Italian newspaper La Stampa. “A special case are Africans: for them homosexuality is something ‘bad’ from a cultural point of view, they don’t tolerate it”.

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[seminole97]

Seems to me the love of Jesus and God shouldn't vary by race or culture.

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‘Chosen people’ suggests to me that some people aren’t chosen.

 

[Aardvark86]

Seems to me the love of Jesus and God shouldn't vary by race or culture.

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Honestly, i've said it before and i've said it again...the church tends to get the popes it needs, and it needed francis' pastoral focus at the time of his election. But man, it did not need his muddled communication. I'm anticipating the next pope is going to be someone who can speak with the clarity of mitch korn

 

[TonyTheTiger.1865]

Current pope is an idiot. You either stand for something or you don’t.