Vatican City: The source of Pope Francis’ remarks about supporting gay civil unions was questioned on Thursday and all the evidence points to the fact that he said this in an interview in 2019. However, it was never fully broadcast.
The Vatican declined to comment on whether it had cut the comment from its own broadcast, or pressured the Mexican broadcaster who conducted the interview. Was.
The Vatican did not answer questions about why it allowed the “Francesco” documentary to air. “Gay people have the right to be in the family,” Pope Francis said in a documentary screened at the Rome Film Festival. They are children of God. We need civil union law, through which those people will get legal protection. ”
This is the first time Pope Francis has supported gay civil unions in this way. However, official Vatican teachings prohibit any such approval of gay associations.
It is noteworthy that while serving as Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Francis supported civil unions for gay couples as an alternative to same-sex marriage.
However, as pope he never publicly endorsed civil unions. Rev. Francis’s top communications consultant. Antonio Spadaro has said the pope’s remarks are old news. The remarks were made in an interview with Mexican broadcaster Televisa in May 2019. “There is nothing new in this because it was part of that interview,” he said. It’s amazing that you don’t remember. “
It is noteworthy that Televisa did not broadcast this comment at the time when it showed the interview. At the same time, neither the Vatican nor its recordings were made public.
