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NBC News: Pope Francis on Monday said “who am I to judge?” gay people as he discussed one of the most divisive issues affecting the Catholic Church. “I have yet to find anyone who has a business card that says he is gay,” the pontiff said at a press conference in which he addressed the reports of a “gay lobby" within the Vatican. “They say they exist. If someone is gay, who searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who am I to judge?” he added.

Do you understand how important this is? The leader of the Catholic Church, that's probably one of the most conservative organizations out there, just said to his millions of followers that they shouldn't judge gay people.
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NBC News: Pope Francis on Monday said “who am I to judge?”

200 faves · 47 comments · Jul 30, 2013 12:31am

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bhabes · 1 decade ago
he didn't tell people to not judge he said "who am i to judge" i as in himself not the millions of catholics opinions are opinions you cannot do anything about them
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mollifers123 · 1 decade ago
That is good, but he also said he disagrees with having a women priest .
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dragonfly26 · 1 decade ago
Well good for the Pope. Good for everyone. This makes me happy :)
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CupidzArrow · 1 decade ago
The Catholic church has no problem with people BECAUSE they are gay, some people in the church just think the outcome of legalization of gay marriage is going to lead to force the Catholic church to hold Catholic ceremonys for gays, they just dont want them married under the bible or the Catholic church, they also dont believe in gays having sexual intercourse because of the bible passage "mankind should only lie with womenkind". But thats it. If a Catholic ever has a problem with someone BECAUSE they are gay, theyre not informed enough about their religion. Gays being married under the state and having the same marital rights as straight couples is NOT against the Catholic religion. My priest made it clear that simply BEING gay is not against our faith.
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someoneinhiding happy witty anniversary! · 1 decade ago
I WAS LITTERALLY SCREAMING IN JOY WHEN I SAW ThIS ON AOL
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hockeyprincess11 · 1 decade ago
Thank you for posting this.
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poodlelomein35 · 1 decade ago
This guy makes me proud to be catholic
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Morganne* · 1 decade ago
Finally, I can tell people I'm Catholic without being judged too much now :)
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poodlelomein35 · 1 decade ago
Exactly!! Everybody always b/tches about the faith ad assumes stuff and it makes me so mad.
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Morganne* · 1 decade ago
Ikr! Then they ASSUME you have to be boring just because you're Catholic.
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poodlelomein35 · 1 decade ago
Right!! Or of course you hate gays because you're Catholic. Um, my cousin is gay and he is one if the best people I know. The stereotypes are just ridiculous
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Morganne* · 1 decade ago
One of my closest guy friends is gay, like come on? It annoys the living quack out of me. -.-'
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Hale_Storm18 · 1 decade ago
And suddenly, it is acceptable to practice our religion, now.
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poodlelomein35 · 1 decade ago
It's sad that people hate on Catholics until something like this happens. Why can't everyone just respect each other's beliefs from the start? :/
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BrokenbutHopeing · 1 decade ago
ikr! before we always got crap for stuff
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lithium* · 1 decade ago
I'M NOT RELIGIOUS AT ALL BUT I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT THIS YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND
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cineast · 1 decade ago
This is wonderful!
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
I'm sorry I dnt mean to b offensive but I just really think this is wrong I'm sorry I dnt wanna offend anyone I had to just voice my opinion
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Eli22b happy witty anniversary! · 1 decade ago
Stop talking and go pick yourself up a dictionary.
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marlboro* · 1 decade ago
you go eli.
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marlboro* · 1 decade ago
you've offended me by talking like this.
and why do you find this wrong? what is so bad about gay people? did our love-life ever hurt or offend you? did me and my boyfriend holding hands hurt you? did i mess you up? people like you are brainwashed by religion and life.
open up a little bit. we're all people, when we die we all go to the same place. gay or straight, lesbian or bi, transvestite or not.
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
K
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marlboro* · 1 decade ago
Ignorant. Just ignorant.
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
No its called idec anymore
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Fireiscatching · 1 decade ago
You're always going to offend people by saying stuff like this so do everyone a favour and don't say it
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
I get to voice my opinion so I will
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Fireiscatching · 1 decade ago
Your opinion shouldn't exist because it leads to situations like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzFnV3vwqD0

Watch it, and if that doesn't make you think twice about voicing your "opinion" next time, I don't know what will.
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
That wuz sad but un realistic
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Fireiscatching · 1 decade ago
No, it was very realistic. If you read the end, it says "Based on true events" now PLEASE just.. stop..
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
Yeah u dnt get what I mean what and ever
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Fireiscatching · 1 decade ago
I get what you mean, what I don't get is why you think it's a good thing to say to anyone. For all you know, your best friend or anyone you care about could one day say they're gay, and what are you gonna do? Tell them they're wrong?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBD6rUEfrJ4

They're not wrong, and being gay isn't unnatural. It's a normal thing that people have no control over. You really need to realise this, because all your doing is getting yourself hate by hating on gay people.
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AlwaysxAxDreamer · 1 decade ago
Actually, that was totally realistic. And that's what makes it sad.
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
What makes it sad or realistic is the self harm not the gay being "normal" and straight being not
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AlwaysxAxDreamer · 1 decade ago
Are you seriously that dense? The title of the video is "What if gay people were straight?" The roles were reversed.
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
Yes I'm aware
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AlwaysxAxDreamer · 1 decade ago
Really? Because you seemed confused.
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
I'm not
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poprocks_choosewisely · 1 decade ago
Actually, this is incredibly offensive. Whether you meant to or not, it is.
And no, you didn't "have" to do anything. If you wanted to you could have kept your mouth shut and let this quote continue to be good news.
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
I will voice my opinion if I want to. Everyone else does so I can too
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poprocks_choosewisely · 1 decade ago
Doesn't make it any worse of a choice. Everyone on this website by now should know that opinions are a highly sensitive topic. This quote was pleasant, nice, until you felt like making something out of it.
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
I didn't make anything out of it. I just said I think its wrong.
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Fireiscatching · 1 decade ago
And we think you are wrong.
See? Opinions :D
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
Ohh and btw opinions r opinions they can't b wrong
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Fireiscatching · 1 decade ago
Yes they can.
I could have an opinion that the sky is purple. That doesn't make it right.
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poprocks_choosewisely · 1 decade ago
No, but you are. Goodbye now.
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
I'm not
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hayhayy915 · 1 decade ago
Okay
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