“Homosexuals have a right to be part of the family,” the pontiff said in “Francesco,” a documentary about his life.
Pope Francis speaks at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli during an interreligious ceremony for peace in Rome's Capitoline Hill on Tuesday.Vatican Media / AFP - Getty Images
By Henry Austin
NBC News
Pope Francis called for the passage of civil union laws for same-sex couples in a documentary that aired in Rome on Wednesday, in a major departure from the position held by the Vatican’s doctrinal office.
“Homosexuals have a right to be part of the family,” the pontiff said in “Francesco,” a documentary about his life. “They’re children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out, or be made miserable because of it.”
“What we have to create is a civil union law,” he added. “That way, they are legally covered. I stood up for that.” Read more >>
