Pope Francis' support for gay civil unions seen as threat to same-sex marriage
news.abs-cbn.comOct 23 2020 05:46 AMMEXICO CITY - The Pope's comments in support of gay civil unions did not go far enough and could even harm the campaign for same-sex marriage, LGBT+ rights campaigners said on Thursday.In a documentary called "Francesco" released on Wednesday, the Pontiff said that gay couples needed legal rights and that "homosexual people have a right to be in a family", some of his clearest language on the subject since his election in 2013.But after years of opposition by the Catholic Church to gay sex and same-sex marriage, the Pope's comments will do little to advance LGBT+ rights or repair the damage done to gay people, LGBT+ campaigners in majority-Catholic Latin America said."Given the Church's history, I don't believe that this.
