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In reply to the discussion: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88 [View all]ancianita
(41,085 posts)58. You don't agree with these, Pope Francis's major teachings and diplomatic actions?
Francis made women full members of dicasteries in the Roman Curia.[3][4] He maintained that the Catholic Church should be more sympathetic toward members of the LGBTQ community, and stated that although blessings of same-sex unions are not permitted, the individuals can be blessed as long as blessings are not given in a liturgical context.[5] Francis was a critic of unbridled capitalism, consumerism, and overdevelopment;[6] he made action on climate change a leading focus of his papacy.[7] He was widely interpreted as denouncing the death penalty as intrinsically evil,[8] stating that the Catholic Church is committed to its abolition.[9] In international diplomacy, Francis criticized the rise of right-wing populism, called for the decriminalization of homosexuality,[10] helped to restore full diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba, negotiated a deal with the People's Republic of China to define how much influence the Communist Party had in appointing Chinese bishops, and supported the cause of refugees. He called protection of migrants a "duty of civilisation" and criticised anti-immigration politics, including those of U.S. President Donald Trump.[11][12] In 2022, he apologized for the Church's role in the "cultural genocide" of the Canadian Indigenous peoples.[13] Francis convened the Synod on Synodality which was described as the culmination of his papacy and the most important event in the Catholic Church since the Second Vatican Council.[4][14][15]
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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88 [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2025
OP
I'm nitpicking, but I believe that the question mark in the second paragraph should be a quotation mark instead?
TexasTowelie
Apr 2025
#2
There are some characters that when copied/pasted will generate a different rendered character
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2025
#11
Roberta Metsola @EP_President Europe mourns the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis.
riversedge
Apr 2025
#3
One of the Pope's very last statements "I continue to receive very serious and painful news from Gaza. Unarmed civilian
riversedge
Apr 2025
#9
However, it's the College of Cardinals who will elect, and he appointed the vast majority of them
Hekate
Apr 2025
#66
I'm a former Catholic, but I appreciated him. I think he tried to do good. And there were Catholics
Scrivener7
Apr 2025
#28
A beautiful human being with power who moved the dial forward...the path of humanity.
Passages
Apr 2025
#40
His flaws were obvious and on his death I can see hope the left will see more progress.
Passages
Apr 2025
#53
As a feminist who grew up Catholic (no longer for decades) I hate the Patriarchal Structure of the RCC...And.I can...
electric_blue68
Apr 2025
#72
You don't agree with these, Pope Francis's major teachings and diplomatic actions?
ancianita
Apr 2025
#58
I'm one who was raised Catholic but now am atheist. That said I had a lot of respect for Pope Francis.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Apr 2025
#61
He did not go far enough with his reforms, but at least it was a start in the right direction.
totodeinhere
Apr 2025
#79