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Press Conference of Pope Francis during the Return Flight — Holy See

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Key
francis2013-who-am-i
Authors
Pope Francis
Issued
2013-7-28
Type
speech
Publisher
Holy See
Raw CSL JSON
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  "URL": "https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2013/july/documents/papa-francesco_20130728_gmg-conferenza-stampa.html",
  "note": "In-flight press conference returning from World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro",
  "type": "speech",
  "title": "Press Conference of Pope Francis during the Return Flight",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "Pope Francis"
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  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2013,
        7,
        28
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  "publisher": "Holy See"
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Claims

  1. On July 28, 2013, during a press conference on the return papal flight from Rio de Janeiro, Pope Francis said of gay priests: 'If someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him?'
    "If someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him?"
    Quote language: en
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