which the future Pope Benedict in 1986 said tended toward an “intrinsic moral evil.” Others hoped that the church would recognize same-sex marriages as sacramental. He did neither but instead ...

At the time, his words stood in stark contrast to those of Pope Benedict XVI, who wrote in 2005 that homosexuality was “a strong tendency ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil.” Francis also ...

It was a stunning departure — his predecessor, Benedict XVI, called homosexuality “an intrinsic moral evil.” In 2013, Pope Francis was named Person of the Year by The Advocate, an LGBTQ ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday after leading the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years, becoming a beacon of hope for progressive Catholics for his views on LGBTQ issues and support for ...

The document on "the pastoral care of homosexual persons" said that to have a homosexual inclination itself is not a sin but a "strong tendency ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil." Homosexual ...

74 2271 Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say ...

ROME — Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium, died at age 88. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, a top Vatican official, announced the death of ...

This is a developing story. For more of our coverage head to our latest updates. Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium, died at age 88 ...

who went on to become Pope Benedict XVI — had declared in a document that the "inclination of the homosexual person" is "not a sin" but "an objective disorder" with a strong tendency toward "intrinsic ...