Message #4648

[Genichiro]

Wouldn't normally bump, but this article is very relevant to my interests.

This actually surprises me. Pope Francis, in 2010, in support of civil unions, but against gay marriage, in the Catholic sense of marriage. He actually realized that it's okay to have his own religious beliefs against gay marriage, and support civil unions at the same time. I'm hoping and waiting to see if he'll hold the same views as pope. If he does, that could lead to a change in stance on civil unions from the Catholic Church. Effectively, "civil unions" are pretty much gay marriage, in terms of how most define it. Hoping for the best to come from this.