Pope Francis said parents should not
condemn their children if they are gay as he discussed the
problems of parenthood during his weekly general audience in the
Vatican on Wednesday.
"I think about parents whose children are facing difficulties,
parents whose children have a different sexual orientation," the
Argentine pontiff said.
"(I think) about how to handle this and be at the side of the
children and not hide in an attitude of condemnation.
"Never condemn a child".
In 2013, the pope famously said "who am I to judge?" gay people
who are seeking God.
On Wednesday the head of the Catholic Church also spoke about
parents whose children are ill, or who have been injured in
accidents, or who have difficulties learning.
He told parents in these situations not to be frightened, but to
think of God.
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