In an interview published earlier this week, the pope had said being homosexual was 'not a crime … but it’s a sin'.
VIDEO: Survivors of conflict to meet Pope in DR CongoIn the AP interview, Francis had said being homosexual was “not a crime”.“It’s not a crime … but it’s a sin,” he said, adding: “It’s also a sin to lack charity with one another.”
“When I said it is a sin, I was simply referring to Catholic moral teaching, which says that every sexual act outside of marriage is a sin,” he wrote. “As you can see, I was repeating something in general. I should have said ‘It is a sin, as is any sexual act outside of marriage.'”
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