At the Vatican, Pope Francis has criticized laws criminalizing LGBTQ people, in remarks hailed by rights groups as \u201chistoric.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking to the Associated Press, Pope Francis said: \u201cBeing homosexual is not a crime. It\u2019s not a crime. Yes, but it\u2019s a sin. \u2026 But it\u2019s also a sin to lack charity with one another.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pope Francis added that Catholic bishops should play an active role in opposing and repealing anti-LGBTQ laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation responded in a statement: \u201cToday\u2019s statements from Pope Francis are a game changer in the fight to decriminalize LGBTQ people and also illustrate the work that needs to be done with religious leaders to finally show that being LGBTQ is not a sin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In related news, lawmakers in the United Kingdom have strongly criticized the Church of England after the Archbishop of Canterbury said bishops are set to uphold a ban on marriage equality when they meet next month to determine church policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This month, the Church of England apologized for its past treatment of LGBTQ people and said priests will be allowed to bless civil unions of same-sex couples, even as it signaled those couples would still be barred from getting married in its churches. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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