Much important and necessary analysis of the Pope's surprising comments yesterday: the origin, timing and context of clips from "Francesco." (And Francis had said similar things before.) But good to remember: 1) The Pope is clearly telling families not to reject #LGBT members...
2) Francis is expressing his support for (depending on the translation) some sort of legal protections for same-sex couples in civil law. 3.) Almost totally overlooked, the documentary "Francesco" looks at his warm relationships with LGBT individuals, like @jccruzchellew.
This may be the first time that many people are hearing about this pastoral outreach. It has been expressed by the Pope before in other ways (interviews, homilies, books, press conferences, etc.), but not broadcast or known as widely as yesterday's comments. So that's new.
We can see the Pope's comments as yet another positive step in the church's relationship with LGBT people and a sign of his continuing pastoral care for LGBT Catholics.
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