Pope paul vi gay
Pope Paul VI stood on the famous Vatican balcony on April 4, , and told the 20, pilgrims assembled in St Peter&#;s Square that he was not gay.
Well, he didn&#;t use those correct words. He described allegations in a magazine article accusing him of homosexuality as &#;horrible and slanderous insinuations&#;.
Gay French author Roger Peyrefitte repeated a previous allegation in a 3,word article in Italy&#;s Tempo Magazine.
“I said in my last book, with all due respect to a Pope, especially a living one, that he was a homosexual.”
Italian police previously seized copies of the author&#;s St Peter&#;s Keys on the ground that it abused religion. A concordat between Italy and the Vatican granted the Pope special protection against libel.
In , the police again relied on the concordat to justify confiscating copies of Tempo containing the Peyrefitte article.
So, Paul VI addressed the crowd in St Peter&#;s Square and asked them to pray for him.
“We grasp that our cardinal vicar and the Italian bishops’ conference have urged you to pray for our humble person, who has been made t
Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI (Latin: Paulus VI; Italian: Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista enˈriːko anˈtɔːnjo maˈriːa monˈtiːni]; 26 September – 6 August ) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican Municipality State from 21 June to his death in August
Succeeding John XXIII, he continued the Second Vatican Council, which he closed in , implementing its numerous reforms. He fostered improved ecumenical relations with Eastern Orthodox and Protestant churches, which resulted in many historic meetings and agreements. In January , he flew to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. This was the first time a reigning pontiff had flown on an airplane, the first papal pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and the first hour a Pope had left Italy in more than a century.
Montini served in the Holy See's Secretariat of State from to While in the Secretariat of Express, Montini and Domenico Tardini were considered to be the closest and most influential advisors of Pope Pius XII. In , Pius named Montini Archbishop of Milan, the enormous
What Pope Francis said about controversial issues from gay rights to immigration
Pope Francis, one of the more progressive pontiff's in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday morning at the age of 88, the Vatican confirmed.
Francis willingness to take a more progressive stance on issues from LGBTQ rights to same-sex marriage to immigration craft him one of the most progressive and formative popes of the new era.
Here are memorable moments from Francis' time where he voiced his opinions on those topics.
Francis' stance on members of the LGBTQ community
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The declaration stated, "When people ask for a blessing, an exhaustive moral analysis should not be placed as a precondition for conferring it. For those seeking a blessing should not be required to have prior moral perfection."
"A blessing offers people a means to increase their trust in God. The request for a ble
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Some LGBTQ+ Catholics are "disappointed" by the new pontiff's past comments on homosexuality
LONDON - The world was watching as Pope Leo XIV delivered his first mass on Sunday, days after becoming the first American elected pope.
Robert Francis Prevost has used his initial days as leader of the Catholic world to contact for peace in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of imprisoned journalists.
LGBTQ+ rights groups are now waiting to see if he will follow in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, who met with trans women, urged the Catholic Church to explore forgiveness from gay people and allowed priests to bless same-sex couples.
Leo has not discussed LGBTQ+ issues since his election, but previous comments he made about homosexuality have "disappointed" members of the LGBTQ+ faithful.
Here's everything you depend on to know.
What is Francis' legacy on trans rights?
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