Pope Francis tells gay man: 'God made you like this'

The Manchester Guardian ^ | May 20, 2018

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A survivor of clerical sexual abuse has said Pope Francis told him that God had made him gay and loved him, in arguably the most strikingly accepting comments about homosexuality to be uttered by the leader of the Roman Catholic church.

Juan Carlos Cruz, who spoke privately with the pope two weeks ago about the abuse he suffered at the hands of one of Chile’s most notorious paedophiles, said the issue of his sexuality had arisen because some of the Latin American country’s bishops had sought to depict him as a pervert as they accused him of lying about the abuse.

“He told me, ‘Juan Carlos, that you are gay does not matter. God made you like this and loves you like this and I don’t care. The pope loves you like this. You have to be happy with who you are,’” Cruz told Spanish newspaper El País.

Now 87, Fernando Karadima, the man who abused Cruz, was found guilty of abuse by the Vatican in 2011.

Greg Burke, the Vatican’s chief spokesman, did not respond to questions about whether Cruz’s statement accurately reflected his conversation with the pope....

[ClearCase_guy]

The pope loves you like this.

Yes.

Yes he does.

[EEGator]

This Pope is clearly Satan.

[Neoliberalnot]

The queer priest that raped the kid said the exact same thing the pope did.

[editor-surveyor]

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>> “This Pope is clearly Satan.” <<

Indwelt, as prophesied.
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[Rastus]

The pope misspelled “Fernando Karadima.”

[irishjuggler]

Another day, another heterodox statement from Bergoglio. Libera nos a malo.

[Ciaphas Cain]

What will it take for Francis to be declared an antipope?

This man is inflicting damage that will be plaguing the Catholic Church for decades if not centuries to come.

[Fungi]

The popster is a fraud and an utter fool.

[Ken Regis]

Was he sitting down?

[Neoliberalnot]

Said not “did”

[hinckley buzzard]

In addition to being a proven incompetent in the various physical sciences, he now demonstrates that he is incompetent in the behavioral sciences. Whaddasupprise.

[editor-surveyor]

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The office of “Pope” is an “Antichrist.”

So what would an “anti-pope” be?
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[Kazan]

He might be the first Pope to end up in hell.

[BenLurkin]

Not too surprising from the pope who told a child that everybody goes to heaven.

[Secret Agent Man]

Keep looking up.

[Bulwyf]

*cough*

[Olog-hai]

Heterodoxy on homosexuality?

[Trillian]

People are not born sexual deviants you commie pope.

[Pontiac]

He might be the first Pope to end up in hell.

I am pretty sure Pope Paul the Sixth will be there awaiting his arrival.