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Pope Francis has said that homosexual partnerships should be protected by civil union laws

Speaking as part of a documentary ‘Francesco,’ which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festiva...

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13.37 22 Oct 2020


Pope Francis has said that homosexual partnerships should be protected by civil union laws


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13.37 22 Oct 2020


Speaking as part of a documentary ‘Francesco,’ which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival, Pope Francis said: ‘Homosexual people have a right to be in a family. They are children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it 

He continued - ‘What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered. I stood up for that 

What do you think about the Pope’s comments?  Are you gay? Does this mark a change in how the church views same-sex couples? 

Andrea spoke to listeners with their views.

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