Catholic Bishops Reject More Acceptance of Homosexuals
Published at(VATICAN CITY) — There will be no conciliatory language towards gays and lesbians from the Roman Catholic Church after bishops in Vatican City Saturday rejected a move toward greater acceptance of homosexuals.
The decision by the synod is a blow to Pope Francis who had preached for more tolerance although the Vatican said that bishops’ document was still a work in progress.
Just recently, the Church was promoting the “gifts and qualities” of gay Catholics while also appearing to be more forgiving of divorced Catholics and couples who live together but aren’t married.
However, many conservative bishops were apparently taken aback by this more liberal attitude and when the language came up for a vote, it failed to get the necessary two-thirds approval.
Yet, the pope got the last word in after the vote, scolding some bishops for their “hostile rigidity” against those who don’t fall in line with Church doctrine.
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