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“Homosexuals have the right to be part of a family. They are children of God and they have the right to a family”: this is what Pope Francis affirms in the documentary ‘Francesco’, presented today at the Rome Film Festival, according to the Catholic News Agency. “What we have to do is a law of civil unions. That way they are legally protected,” the Pope said, adding to “defend this.” The phone call of Pope Francis to a homosexual couple, with three young children in charge, in response to his letter in which they showed their great shame for bringing their children to the parish. “I read your letter, it is a beautiful letter. Homosexual people – says the Pope in the documentary – have the right to be in a family. They are children of God and have the right to a family. No one should be expelled or unhappy about this. . What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered. I fought for it. “Pope Bergoglio’s advice to Mr. Rubera, contacted by phone, is to take the children to the parish anyway beyond any trial. All this is in FRANCESCO, a documentary dedicated to the Pope by Evgeny Afineevsky passed today at the Feast of Rome. Very beautiful then the testimony of Juan Carlos Cruz, victim and activist against sexual abuse today present at the Rome Festival with the director. “When I met Pope Francis he told me how sorry he was about what happened. Juan, it is God who made you gay and in any case loves you. God loves you and the Pope loves you too. “The documentary ranges from pandemic to ecology, from sexual abuse to homophobia, from walls built to divide to injustice of poverty, from racism to the emancipation of women. And all this coupled with exclusive interviews with Pope Francis and great personalities from around the world. Afineevsky (Shouts of Syria, Winter on Fire) explains: “When I made the film about Syria and Ukraine I felt that I wanted hope and I thought about him. Pope who, with his interventions, touched on all the painful issues of the present. In fact, he can say that in this sense this documentary is not about him, but about the disasters of the world. ”And again the director who tomorrow will receive the Kinéo Movie award for Humanity at the Vatican: “He moved me not as Pope, but as a person. He is a true Jesuit, a man of action, but also a true leader. There is a long way to go today.”
Many reactions from the political world. ‘They are children of God and have the right to a family’, With these revolutionary words for the Catholic Church, Pope Francis opens the doors of the Vatican to homosexuals, restoring full citizenship to them and asking for laws that allow civil unions ”. This was stated by the secretary of Più Europa, Benedetto Della Vedova. We do not exploit the words of the head of the Church, but we hope that they will have an impact on those parties and politicians who, even in Europe, motivate with their Catholic faith their fierce opposition to laws that guarantee a family for people in the LGBT community. “.
“I am glad that Pope Francis has also made a clear position in favor of homosexual families. That his words are a warning for a general culture of mutual respect and advancement of the country.” To say the mayor of Turin Chiara Appendino on the Pontiff’s declarations on the rights of same-sex couples. For the mayor, they are “words of modernity, courage and clairvoyance. We – she recalls on Facebook – have chosen to follow this path for some time, also filling the regulatory gaps linked to the recognition of sons and daughters in their right to have both parents. May your words be a warning for a general culture of mutual respect and advancement of the country. “
“In a documentary screened at the Rome Film Festival, there are revolutionary statements by Pope Francis on the need to recognize unions between homosexual people, to give a legal framework to protect their family life: they are children of God, and they have the right to a family, these are his exact words. Important words, which I am sure will warm the hearts of many and many homosexual believers. However, even for the laity, they confirm that brotherhood, solidarity, equal social dignity and meaning justice are universal and can cross, if there is good will, the borders between cultures and religions, as the latest encyclical “All Brothers” shows: everyone, including LGBT + people. I think it is very significant that the Film Festival Rome – for years an opportunity for cultural and civil growth for the city – harbors such a powerful message. And I hope that the Pope’s words can be an inspiration. tion for all those who now think that to be good Christians one must exclude someone from the enjoyment of fundamental civil rights. Even in politics. ” Monica Cirinnà, Head of the Department of Rights of the Democratic Party.
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