Pope Francis on Gays: ‘Who Am I to Judge?’
Pope Francis on gays: `Who am I to judge?’
ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRPLANE (CNN) -Pope Francis said Monday that he will not “judge” gay priests, a huge shift from his predecessor, who sought to bar men with “homosexual tendencies” from the priesthood, and another sign that the new pope is changing the church’s approach to historically marginalized groups.
“If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Francis said in a wide-ranging news conference aboard the papal plane.
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