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It looks like he “judged” after all! (Pope Francis ‘refuses’ gay French ambassador)
WDTPRS ^ | April 10, 2015 | Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Posted on 04/10/2015 2:34:03 PM PDT by NYer

The MSM took what the Pope said on the airplane (about a homosexual who is trying to live a holy life), that is, “Who am I to judge?” and ran with only half the story, giving the impression that Pope Francis approved of some way of homosexual acts.

Wrong.  HERE

This Pope is not a liberal when it comes to doctrine.  He doesn’t think that homosexual sex is okay.

I have been saying for a couple years now that when liberals figure that out, they will turn on Francis.

I read this today at the Telegraph:

Pope Francis ‘refuses’ gay French ambassador

Pope Francis’ reputation as liberal takes a knock over reports that he rejected the nomination of a new French ambassador to the Vatican on the grounds that he was a homosexual

Pope Francis has reportedly barred the nomination of a close aide of President Francois Hollande as new French ambassador to the Vatican because he is gay.
The apparent rejection calls into question the pope’s reputation as holding more liberal views on homosexuality.
Laurent Stefanini, 54, a senior diplomat and Mr Hollande’s chief of protocol, was nominated in early January but the Vatican has maintained a stony silence over whether it accepts his credentials, officials in Paris said.
The usual time frame for their acceptance is a month and a half. After that, a prolonged silence after a nomination is normally interpreted as a rejection.
The Elysee said that the choice of Mr Stefanini to represent France at the Vatican resulted from “a wish by the president and a cabinet decision” and that the president regarded him as “one of our best diplomats.”
French media widely reported that Mr Stefanini has been blackballed due to his homosexuality.
Le Journal du Dimanche quoted a Vatican insider as saying that the rejection was “a decision taken by the pope himself.”
Liberation, the left-leaning daily, said that “the Vatican’s homophobia seriously tarnishes Pope Francis’ image as being (slightly) more open-minded that his predecessors on sexuality“.
France in 2007 nominated a gay ambassador to the Vatican who had a partner recognised under French law but the Holy See never responded to the nomination, despite lengthy attempts to secure him the post.

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Read the rest there.

So, now we must wait to see if writers over at the Fishwrap (aka National S_______ Reporter) denounce Pope Francis as a homophobe.

C’mon Fishwrap! You know you want to!

Hey!  Maybe Michael Sean Winters can find a way to blame Card. Burke!


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Moral Issues; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: ambassador; france; frjohnzuhlsdorf; gays; homosexual; homosexuals; popefrancis
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1 posted on 04/10/2015 2:34:03 PM PDT by NYer
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Ping!


2 posted on 04/10/2015 2:34:23 PM PDT by NYer (Without justice - what else is the State but a great band of robbers? - St. Augustine)
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the Vatican’s homophobia seriously tarnishes Pope Francis’ image

Now theres a meme Id like to eliminate...homo-phobia.


3 posted on 04/10/2015 2:38:36 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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Amen! They tried to put him on the spot and he held his ground!


4 posted on 04/10/2015 2:38:58 PM PDT by Grateful2God (Because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord...)
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5 posted on 04/10/2015 2:39:40 PM PDT by Viennacon
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6 posted on 04/10/2015 2:40:27 PM PDT by Viennacon
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“The first use of the word homophobia is credited to George Weinberg who coined the term in the late 1960s, later discussing it at length in a book in 1972. The first use in print, however, was by activists Jack Nichols and Lige Clarke in their May 23rd column in Screw magazine, 1969. 1

How did we ever get along without this inane terminology for thousands of years?


7 posted on 04/10/2015 2:41:46 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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Good news, and the timing is great for us over here in America, it ties into our current religious battle.


8 posted on 04/10/2015 2:42:24 PM PDT by ansel12 (Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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9 posted on 04/10/2015 2:45:11 PM PDT by Viennacon
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Ho-ho! Not Lucky Pierre!
10 posted on 04/10/2015 2:48:53 PM PDT by RichInOC ("Catholic doctrine and discipline may be walls; but they are the walls of a playground."--GKC)
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. . . their May 23rd column in Screw magazine, 1969

Watch for this to show up behind glass in the National Archives (maybe replacing the Constitution).

11 posted on 04/10/2015 2:50:49 PM PDT by madprof98
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I don’t have to judge if homosexuality is wrong anymore than I have to judge if rape, theft, murder, or adultery is wrong. God judged it and said it is wrong.


12 posted on 04/10/2015 2:52:11 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
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In the 60s and 70s, most homosexual men accused every straight person, male or female, of harboring homosexual tendencies. This was very boring if you had gay friends,btw. So, since they believed you were surpressing your gay inner self, you were ipso facto! a homophobe. That’s how I remember it, anyway.


13 posted on 04/10/2015 2:56:32 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: "I should like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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A homosexual can be accepted into the Catholic Church IF he/she refrains from acting on the homosexual impulse. The refraining part doesn't get across to the ones concerned about this behavior. They stop with “a homosexual can be accepted into the church”.

When this came out about the Pope accepting homos, I knew homos would see this as they were accepted with their sexual perversion ongoing, and that is what they did.

America is sliding to become the Sodom of Biblical days.

14 posted on 04/10/2015 2:57:22 PM PDT by Marcella (TED CRUZ Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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Just because the Church bureaucracy doesn’t submit this to the Pope for approval out of embarrassment for the Church; doesn’t mean that the Pope isn’t ultimately going to approve this.

My bet is you will see the Pope approving this in days.


15 posted on 04/10/2015 2:58:35 PM PDT by dila813
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16 posted on 04/10/2015 3:00:12 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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That’s good, but I’m not sure it was the pope who did this. I don’t know who is in charge of the office of the Vatican Sec’y of State, but he was the one who has refused to act on (not denied) the appointment.

The French plan to appeal this to the pope. So we shall see.


17 posted on 04/10/2015 3:08:20 PM PDT by livius
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To: dila813

Apparently, this was rejected on order of Francis himself. From what I’ve read.


18 posted on 04/10/2015 3:10:24 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: NYer
Obama will probably send the Pope a note....

saying like...Why don't you get off your high horse....

19 posted on 04/10/2015 3:15:49 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Well he did say “of good will” which presumably meant someone who wanted to be free of its domination.


20 posted on 04/10/2015 3:16:04 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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