Minority Azerbaijan - "Pope Francis right to support same-sex civil unions"

One of the Catholic Church’s highest-ranking bishops has backed Pope Francis’ remarks about gay people and has urged families to stand by their LGBT+ children. Cardinal Carlos Aguiar, archbishop of Mexico City, told Reuters that he backed Pope Francis’ comments in support of same-sex civil unions.

Pope Francis made global headlines in October when he threw his support behind same-sex civil unions in the Italian documentary Francesco – however, it later emerged that the comments actually came from a 2019 interview with Mexican television station Televisa.

While Pope Francis’ comments did not change official Catholic Church doctrine, it was broadly seen as a history-making shift in the typically anti-LGBT+ organisation’s approach to queer people. Aguiar, who has campaigned against same-sex marriage and abortion rights, has now thrown his support behind Pope Francis.

“I completely agree,” the long-time ally of the pontiff told Reuters. He also said he agreed with Pope Francis that families should not reject LGBT+ children.