The race towards tolerance

Pope Francis voices support for same-sex civil unions in the documentary Francesco

A PAPAL SUPPORT

Pope Francis voiced his support for same-sex unions in Francesco, a documentary that premiered at the Rome Film Festival. In the documentary by Russian filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church calls both gay and lesbian individuals “children of God” who “have a right to be a part of the family”.

“What we have to do is create is a civil union law. That way, they are legally covered,” the pope added. Pope Francis began to show a more tolerant and accepting stance towards same-sex union since his time as the archbishop of Buenos Aires. However, his remarks in the documentary are the clearest he has made to date about the matter. At the same time, his statement only goes as far as calling for a civil union law for same-sex…