![]() “Why then should we write a list of sinners who can enter the church and a list of sinners who cannot stay in the church? This is not the gospel,” the pope said. Is it Christlike to excommunicate queer people, from a Catholic perspective? The answer was no. "In general, I trust that everyone will gradually calm down on the spirit of the declaration," Pope Francis continued, referring to the gospel of inclusion he said, " wishes to include, not divide." He reiterated several times in the interview that everyone should feel welcomed in the church-including queer people. In the Monday afternoon interview with La Stampa, Pope Francis said he was not concerned about the risk of conservatives breaking away from the Catholic Church due to his reforms, saying that talk of a schism is always led by “small groups.” Pope Francis channels his inner ‘Swift’ and encourages LGBTQ antagonists to “calm down”.Īccording to an NBC News story the pope told Italian newspaper La Stampa, “Those who protest vehemently belong to small ideological groups.” “But in general, I trust that gradually everyone will be reassured by the spirit of the ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ declaration by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith: it aims to include, not divide,” the pope said.
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