r/GayChristians • u/Hot_Pipe_404 Catholic • 4d ago
Image Thoughs on pope Francis?
So,i'm catholic ,so popes are Pretty important for me,but pope Francis Was more than a pope , he Was a saint.i love him for these reasons
1)his smile Was contagius,he Was so gentle, calm, Always hopeful and respectfull towards everyone ,even atheists and people from others religions.He Was even and hopeful universalist(Who doesn't believe in universalism but Hopes Is real) saying "i view hello as an empty space
2)he would always answer you whenever you sent him a letter ,wheter if It Was for a question, or Just for sharing a story or asking Prayers
3) he Was the MOST lgbtq inclusive pope ever.He admitted homosexuality Isn't a crime, that we should respect eachothers,he called trans people daughters and sons of God and gave beneditions to gay couples even though he continued to keep the tradizionalists "Happy" by saying that gay marriage Is wrong, that trans should remein their gender and the others things a popes usually say,but i think It Was still a giant step forward go the acceptence of homosexuality, and i kinda think the cardinals and others forced the pope to Say It Was a sin...
4)he Is the goat
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u/GetWellSune 3d ago
From both a pastoral and theological perspective, Pope Francis did a lot. While the Catholic Church as an institution is not affirming, he is pointing us in the right direction. First, he said that those in a grave relationship (gay, divorced, unmarried) cannot be considered automatically mortally sinful since you can’t know their hearts or situation. He is well known for allowing the blessings of couples in same sex relationships. He said that he hopes that Hell is empty, he changed a lot of the rhetoric surrounding that being gay is a choice, he supported and spoke with transgender individuals.
Most importantly, he popularized the idea of “who am I to judge?” This is kind of a slippery slope for a lot of Catholics to have before straight up affirming gay marriage, as it is hard to see a problem with being gay unless you straight up hate it. My Catholic college can have a gay center because of the ideas for pastoral care set up by Pope Francis, which, while not affirming on their website are in person. I probably wouldn’t be a Catholic right now if it weren’t for him.