Cardinal Jorge Lozano Barragan, who had been quoted by Pontifex as saying that gays and lesbians could not "enter the Reign of God," says that he has been misquoted. After his remarks were made public in Pontifex and made several Italian papers (not to mention AP), the Vatican responded. "This is what the Word of God says, it isn't what I said," Cardinal Lozano Barragán said. "Now, I have never said that a particular homosexual cannot be saved, because he can be saved." Read the new story here on Zenit .
Cardinal Barragan: A gay person "can be saved"
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Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, attended the liturgy with his wife, Usha, a practicing Hindu, and his three children after meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni earlier in the day.
My Catholic identity and my wife’s Protestant identity continue to endure, and our faith has developed together in greater harmony, knowing that our love for each other was ultimately grounded in our love for God.
the wily accuser
tempted him in just the way to confuse a savior:
All this I will give you.
Daydreams and memory are saving some
Down there from shame
Note to Barragan et al: they only reason this inclination is "a trial" is because of the attitude of people like you. I do not suffer from "same-sex disorder." I suffer from the attitudes, biases, prejudices and hate of both society and church.