Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pontiff while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary Francesco, which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival. Video / PFXWhile serving as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Francis endorsed civil unions for gay couples as an alternative to same-sex marriages. However, he had never come out publicly in favour of civil unions as Pope. Wim Wenders did that in the 2018 film Pope Francis: A Man of His Word, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Instead, Rubin said, Bergoglio urged his fellow bishops to lobby for gay civil unions instead.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 21, 2020 17:37 UTC