The Pope Just Said Christians Should "Apologize To Gays" And it Changes Everything

Pope Francis is famous for being the most progressive Pope in history; though his stance on things like LGBT people, Women in the Church, and abortion aren't different from his predecessors, many find his approach to these topics refreshing.

But this past Sunday, the Pope gave a statement regarding LGBT people that shocked many; "I repeat what the Catechism of the Catholic Church says: that they[LGBT people] must not be discriminated against, that they must be respected and accompanied pastorally,"

Pope Francis continued; "The Church must ask forgiveness for not behaving many times -- when I say the Church, I mean Christians! The Church is holy, we are sinners!"

Pope Francis even spoke of the poor and Women-"I believe that the church not only should apologize to the person who is gay whom it has offended," he added, "but has to apologize to the poor, to exploited women, to children exploited for labor; it has to ask forgiveness for having blessed many weapons."

Many within the Church are calling this a "groundbreaking moment", this is the first time in the history of Catholicism that a Pope has addressed the LGBT community and asked for their forgiveness. Although it's unclear if this will change the Catholic Church at large, it certainly is a step in the right direction!

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