The headline is deceptive. PF said that if the ga person was living a good Christian life and seeking God, the ‘who am I to judge him?”
So, in no way did PF endorse homosexual behavior; he merely said that to have a homosexual attraction is not in itself a sin. The behavior is the factor in whether the person is committing sinful acts.
I do wish people would get all the facts correct before judging the person.
Alas they won’t
Logic is out of fashion and, with it, reason
Right. If a person is practicing homosexuality in deed or in mind then I would judge him to be a sick puppy. If I were sitting opposite the sinner in the confessional I would advise him to cease and desist and make certain that he understands the seriousness of the sin. I would then give him an appropriate penance, but would let him know in no uncertain terms that if he leaves the confessional with the intent to not amend his life, then this visit didn't mean anything to his soul but excommunication.
Now. Back to the newly minted pope. How can one be living a good Christian life and seeking God's blessings and be sticking his pee-pee in another's poo-poo? As a priest, bishop, cardinal or pope it is my duty to denounce such evil behavior.
And therein lies the problem with today's new religion edicted by local bishops and ignored by the Vatican. No wonder the Church today is larded with scandals serious enough to get the perpetrator a millstone around his neck!
Just using the newspeak term ‘gay’ instead of homosexual was enough.