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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Quote from his trip to Brazil:

[quote]If someone is gay, who searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who am I to judge?[/quote]

It's a step forward.  I hope he turns this into more formal direction to the clergy.[/quote]

no - not really

from Slate - http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/07/29/pope_francis_on_gay_prists_who_am_i_to_judge.html

[quote]Here's a longer version (and slightly different translation) of that quote, via NCR:

"When I meet a gay person, I have to distinguish between their being gay and being part of a lobby. If they accept the Lord and have good will, who am I to judge them? They shouldn’t be marginalized. The tendency [to homosexuality] is not the problem … they’re our brothers.”

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It's also worth remembering that, before he was pope, Francis waged an ultimately unsuccessful push to prevent Argentina from becoming the first Latin American country to legalize gay marriage, and declared that allowing gay couples to adopt was discrimination against children.[/quote][/quote]

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