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Pope Francis on LGBTQ Issues: A Chronology — New Ways Ministry

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Key
debernardo2023-chronology
Authors
DeBernardo, Francis; Shine, Robert
Issued
2023
Type
article-journal
Container
New Ways Ministry
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        2023
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Claims

  1. In April 2018, Francis reportedly told Chilean abuse survivor Juan Carlos Cruz that God made him gay and loves him as he is, according to Cruz's account published in El País.
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