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Pope clarifies remarks about homosexuality and sin — Catholic News Service / USCCB

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Key
francis2023-usccb-clarification
Authors
Glatz, Carol
Issued
2023-1-30
Type
article-newspaper
Container
Catholic News Service / USCCB
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  "note": "Reports Pope Francis's written clarification letter to Fr. James Martin, published January 27, 2023, with verbatim quotes from the pope's letter",
  "type": "article-newspaper",
  "title": "Pope clarifies remarks about homosexuality and sin",
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  "issued": {
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        2023,
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Claims

  1. In a January 27, 2023 written letter to Fr. James Martin, Pope Francis clarified that his reference to 'sin' in the AP interview was not about homosexual orientation but about Catholic teaching that all sexual acts outside marriage are sinful.
    "When I said it is a sin, I was simply referring to Catholic moral teaching, which says that every sexual act outside of marriage is a sin."
    Quote language: en
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