Pope Francis informed parents of LGBTQ+ children that “the church loves your children as they are because they are children of God.” Was this even in doubt?
And if it were a true Vatican conviction, why couldn’t I, an ex-Jesuit and gay son eulogize my mother at her funeral at St. Isadore’s Church in Riverhead, N.Y.? (That was so 2019.)In October, Pope Francis told his flock that heterosexual, married sex can be pleasurable.
Isn’t all lovemaking pleasurable, part of an all-good and all-loving God’s plan for his beloved children?In June, during Pride Month, the Vatican issued its most recent antigay argument: only biological males and females are complementary.