The Catholic Church does not refuse
LGBT Catholics, Pope Francis said Monday.
Answering three questions from Jesuit Father James Martin on
LGBT Catholics and what he would say to one of them "who
suffered a refusal by the Church", Francis replied: "I'd like
them to recognize it not as 'the Church's refusal' bur rather by
'persons in the Church'."
He said "the Church is a mother and calls together all its
children.
"Let's take as an example the parable of those invited to the
feast: 'the righteous, the sinners, the rich and the poor, etc'
(Matthew 22: 1-15; Luke 14: 15-24).
"A 'selective' Church, of 'pure blood' is not the Holy Mother
Church, but rather a sect".
Gay Catholics are allowed to practise their religion as long as
they are not sexually active.
Church dogma says homosexuality is a disorder but the pope once
famously said "who am I to judge (them)".
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