VATICAN CITY (CNS) – People who act shocked that a priest would bless a gay couple but have no problem with him blessing a crooked businessman are hypocrites, Pope Francis said.

“The most serious sins are those that are disguised with a more ‘angelic’ appearance. No one is scandalized if I give a blessing to an entrepreneur who perhaps exploits people, which is a very serious sin. Whereas they are scandalized if I give it to a homosexual – this is hypocrisy,” he told the Italian magazine Credere.

The interview was scheduled for publication Feb. 8, but Vatican News reported on some of its content the day before when the magazine issued a press release about the interview.

  • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1247·
    2 years ago

    Celibate crossdresser, head of notorious pedophile network, weighs in on gay marriage.

    • perishthethought@lemm.eeEnglish
      194·
      2 years ago

      Uhhh, leave celibates and cross dressing out of this but otherwise, yes.

      The entire Catholic church needs to be shut down at this point and their pious, faithful people can start a new religion if they want to.

      • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
        610·
        2 years ago

        I’m not denigrating celibates or crossdressers, just drawing attention to the fact that the whole thing is deeply weird.