In an unexpected move, the highest-ranking bishop of the Mexican Catholic Church has agreed with Pope Francis’s comments concerning the protection of LGBTQ+ parents and children.
In an interview with Reuters, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar showed support for the Roman pontiff and his LGBTQ+ comments that were featured in the 2019 documentary, Francesco.
In the film the Catholic leader – whose views concerning the LGBTQ+ community have been wildly inconsistent over the years – said same-sex couples should be “legally covered”.
Francis told filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky that we “have to create a civil union law” and that “homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family,” adding: “I stood up for that.” Cardinal Aguiar echoed the same sentiments