Attempts to deny that @Pontifex said what he said (or that it was edited to make him say something different) are amazing. Because he's said all these things before, though either privately or not as widely known. Let's look at what he said about #LGBT people in the new film.... 
1. "Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family."
During an in-flight press conference on the way back from Dublin, in 2018, the Pope said:
"Because that son and daughter has a right to family, and their family is this family, just as it is."
vatican.va/content/france…
During an in-flight press conference on the way back from Dublin, in 2018, the Pope said:
"Because that son and daughter has a right to family, and their family is this family, just as it is."
vatican.va/content/france…
2. "They're children of God and have a right to a family."
In "Amoris Laetitia," on LGBT people and their place in the family in 2016:
"We would like before all else to reaffirm that every person, regardless of sexual orientation, ought to be respected in his or her dignity...
In "Amoris Laetitia," on LGBT people and their place in the family in 2016:
"We would like before all else to reaffirm that every person, regardless of sexual orientation, ought to be respected in his or her dignity...
"Such families should be given respectful pastoral guidance, so that those who manifest a homosexual orientation can receive the assistance they need to understand and fully carry out God’s will in their lives."
"Amoris Laetitia" (#250)
vatican.va/content/dam/fr…
"Amoris Laetitia" (#250)
vatican.va/content/dam/fr…
3. "Nobody should be thrown out, or be made miserable because of it."
The same in-flight press conference, returning from Dublin, in 2018, he said:
"Do not throw them out of family."
vatican.va/content/france…
The same in-flight press conference, returning from Dublin, in 2018, he said:
"Do not throw them out of family."
vatican.va/content/france…
4.) "What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered."
Multiple reports about his prior support: "He told me that homosexuals need to have recognized rights and that he supported civil unions, but not same-sex marriage."
nytimes.com/2013/03/20/wor…
Multiple reports about his prior support: "He told me that homosexuals need to have recognized rights and that he supported civil unions, but not same-sex marriage."
nytimes.com/2013/03/20/wor…
5) "I stood up for that."
In other words, he's affirming his previous statements, and reports of his support, for civil unions.
Explainer in @americamag: "Pope Francis has spoken about legal protections for same-sex couples living together before."
americamagazine.org/faith/2020/10/…
In other words, he's affirming his previous statements, and reports of his support, for civil unions.
Explainer in @americamag: "Pope Francis has spoken about legal protections for same-sex couples living together before."
americamagazine.org/faith/2020/10/…
So while there are still questions about the provenance of the footage in "Francesco," (which seem to have come from an interview on Mexican television last year) it's harder to say that he didn't mean what he said in those quotes. Take him at his word.
More on this from @Where_Peter_is wherepeteris.com/the-futility-o…
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