{"id":5363,"date":"2020-11-04T14:02:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T13:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/?p=5363"},"modified":"2020-11-04T14:02:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T13:02:12","slug":"clarifications-vatican-words-pope-unions-homosexual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/en\/actualidad\/aclaraciones-vaticano-palabras-papa-uniones-homosexuales\/","title":{"rendered":"Vatican clarifies Pope's remarks on same-sex unions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2013 Supernatural Vatican Secretariat of State<\/strong> has sent a communicated to the Apostolic Nunciatures of all countries<\/strong>with clarifications regarding the Pope Francis' statements on civil unions for homosexual persons<\/a>recently published in the documentary \"Francesco\".<\/strong>to be disseminated among the bishops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On October 21, the documentary \"Francesco\", directed by the Russian filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky<\/strong>. In the film, the Pope makes some statements about homosexual unions, which are offered out of context, since they are excerpts from an interview given a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The media have echoed the communiqu\u00e9 of the Secretariat of State, made public by several bishops, which clarifies the words of the pontiff. Declarations that had generated different reactions and interpretations, since were issued as a stand-alone statement<\/strong>without the context of the conversation and the interviewer's questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Statements out of context<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

During the interview, Pope Francis answered two different questions at two different times. In the documentary were edited and published as a single response without proper contextualization.<\/strong>. The Holy Father, at first, had made a pastoral reference to a need within the family, the son or daughter with homosexual orientation is never discriminated against<\/strong>. This is what he means when he states that \"Homosexual persons have the right to be in a family; they are children of God, they have the right to a family. No one can be thrown out of the family or make life impossible for that reason.<\/em>\". <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The communiqu\u00e9 made public, among others, by the Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, Msgr. Franco Coppola, on his social media profile, refers to the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on Love in the Family. Amoris laetitia<\/a><\/strong><\/em>which can shed light on some of the expressions we refer to: \"Together with the Synod Fathers, I have taken into consideration the situation of families who live the experience of having in their midst persons with homosexual tendencies, an experience that is not easy either for the parents or for their children. For this reason, we wish first of all to reiterate that every person, regardless of his or her sexual orientation, must be respected in his or her dignity and be received with respect<\/strong>and to avoid \"...<\/em>any sign of unfair discrimination\"and particularly any form of aggression and violence. As far as families are concerned, it is a question of to ensure a respectful accompaniment<\/strong>The purpose of the project is to help those who manifest a homosexual tendency to fully understand and carry out God's will in their lives.<\/em>\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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