Given the Vatican’s official stance of “does not confirm, does not deny,” the Pope seems to be trying to thread a pretty narrow needle here.

On one hand, his “Who am I to judge?” comment seemed to indicate a greater level of support for the LGTBQ community, or at least, for gay individuals.

On the other hand, his comments regarding family on his recent trip here seemed to indicate support for “traditional” families over same sex families.

The Church, and especially the bureaucracy, are huge and hard to move - it would be the work of decades to steer it towards a more-inclusive doctrine, and Francis cannot do it alone.