Robert prevost views on gay
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Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, became the first American-born pope in the Catholic Church’s history when plumes of white smoke rose over the Sistine Chapel Thursday.
He took the name Leo XIV.
As he replaces Pope Francis, who initially made Prevost a cardinal, the views held by Prevost do not always align with those of his predecessor. His views on homosexuality and the LGBTQ+ society stand as one of the biggest contrasts between them.
Pope Robert Prevost on homosexuality
“The Western mass media is extraordinarily effective in fostering within the general public enormous empathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the gospel,” Prevost said in 2012, according to a video published by the Catholic News Service in 2012, unearthed by “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio.
During an mention to the Nature Synod of Bishops, Prevost blamed mass media for cultivating “sympathy for anti-Christian lifestyle choices.”
“Religion is at best tolerated by mass media as tame and quaint when it does not actively oppose positions on
What are Robert Prevost political views? Pope Leo XIV’s views on LGBTQ, women
History was made Thursday when Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was named the first-ever US pope, with many now wondering his political views, from women to LGBTQ, as he takes the helm of the world's Catholic Church.
Prevost, born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, will follow on the heels of Pope Francis, who had garnered praise and respect during his 12 years but also generated significant controversy for his decision-making that was a clear departure from his prior conservative predecessors.
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What are Robert Prevost views? Is the new pope liberal, conservative?
Prevost is considered a centrist, but on many social issues he's seen as progressive, embracing marginalized groups like Francis did, according to CBS News.
Pope Leo XIV views on women
The Gospel Broadcasting Network reports Pope Leo XIV maintains conservative positions on certain matters of church doctrine and when it comes to women, Prevost has said he opposes ordaining them as deacons.
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Will Pope Leo XIV receive LGBTQ+ people as Francis did? Here's why advocates have hope.
Advocates for the LGBTQ+ community praised Pope Francis for his outreach and credited him with moving the Catholic Church away from condemnation and towards tolerance and embrace.
Now, the outlook is murkier as Pope Leo XIV succeeds Francis as commander of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, but advocates say they remain hopeful that he will echo the late pontiff's approach on LGBTQ+ issues, one that distinguished Francis from his more conservative predecessors.
“We’re going to take a wait-and-see approach,” said Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, a national Catholic outreach community promoting LGBTQ acceptance and equity. “There’s a wonderful possibility that he will have a positive influence on LGBTQ ministry.”
The brand-new pope hasn’t said much on the subject, and what little he has said has indicated a less open attitude. But advocates point out that those statements were made years ago.
According to the College of Cardinals Announce, Leo, as Robert F. Prevost, expressed concerns in 2012 that Western identity promoted “sympathy for convictions and practices that argue against the gospel”
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What does the election of Pope Leo XIV denote for LGBTQ Catholics?
Chicago-born cardinal elected Pope Leo XIV, pays homage to Pope Francis
With the conclave set to start on Wednesday, speculation about who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church, and whether he will seek to endure the pastoral aims of Pope Francis, reverse course or split the middle, will finally appear to an finish, perhaps sometime later this week.
Ever since the pope’s death on April 21, journalists, church watchers and ordinary Catholics have tried to surmise who the 133 cardinals gathered in Rome to elect a fresh pope have in mind to advance Francis. While some cardinals have gone on the document to say what they are looking for in a future pope, most of the discussion has taken place behind closed doors in recent days, so few actually know what’s in store for the conclave.
As Vatican analyst Thomas Reese, S.J., said in a recent column at Religion News Service, “Don’t believe anything you read about who is going to be the next pope…. Conclaves have a way of surprisin
LGBTI advocates respond to election of Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost
Summary:
ILGA Earth and LGBTI people globally respond to the election of Robert Francis Prevost as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV has now a profound opportunity to shape a Church that …Read morelives more fully into its message of love, kindness, and justice Read less
A call for inclusion, dialogue, and human dignity
Vatican Town, 8 May 2025 – Today, the global LGBTI community and allies around the world are watching closely following the election of Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church.
As an organisation committed to the dignity, rights, and inclusion of people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, we recognise the deep spiritual importance of this moment for Catholics worldwide.
Prevost’s previous common remarks regarding LGBTI people and families have caused concern among our communities. Pope Leo XIV was quoted as lamenting that Western news media and popular culture fostered “sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the gospel.” In a 2012 addre
Will Pope Leo XIV receive LGBTQ+ people as Francis did? Here's why advocates have hope.
Advocates for the LGBTQ+ community praised Pope Francis for his outreach and credited him with moving the Catholic Church away from condemnation and towards tolerance and embrace.
Now, the outlook is murkier as Pope Leo XIV succeeds Francis as commander of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, but advocates say they remain hopeful that he will echo the late pontiff's approach on LGBTQ+ issues, one that distinguished Francis from his more conservative predecessors.
“We’re going to take a wait-and-see approach,” said Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, a national Catholic outreach community promoting LGBTQ acceptance and equity. “There’s a wonderful possibility that he will have a positive influence on LGBTQ ministry.”
The brand-new pope hasn’t said much on the subject, and what little he has said has indicated a less open attitude. But advocates point out that those statements were made years ago.
According to the College of Cardinals Announce, Leo, as Robert F. Prevost, expressed concerns in 2012 that Western identity promoted “sympathy for convictions and practices that argue against the gospel”
Where some papal contenders stand on LGBTQ issues
Editor’s Note: For more Outreach coverage on the election of Pope Leo XIV:
What does the election of Pope Leo XIV denote for LGBTQ Catholics?
Chicago-born cardinal elected Pope Leo XIV, pays homage to Pope Francis
With the conclave set to start on Wednesday, speculation about who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church, and whether he will seek to endure the pastoral aims of Pope Francis, reverse course or split the middle, will finally appear to an finish, perhaps sometime later this week.
Ever since the pope’s death on April 21, journalists, church watchers and ordinary Catholics have tried to surmise who the 133 cardinals gathered in Rome to elect a fresh pope have in mind to advance Francis. While some cardinals have gone on the document to say what they are looking for in a future pope, most of the discussion has taken place behind closed doors in recent days, so few actually know what’s in store for the conclave.
As Vatican analyst Thomas Reese, S.J., said in a recent column at Religion News Service, “Don’t believe anything you read about who is going to be the next pope…. Conclaves have a way of surprisin
LGBTI advocates respond to election of Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost
Summary:
ILGA Earth and LGBTI people globally respond to the election of Robert Francis Prevost as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV has now a profound opportunity to shape a Church that …Read morelives more fully into its message of love, kindness, and justice Read less
A call for inclusion, dialogue, and human dignity
Vatican Town, 8 May 2025 – Today, the global LGBTI community and allies around the world are watching closely following the election of Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church.
As an organisation committed to the dignity, rights, and inclusion of people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, we recognise the deep spiritual importance of this moment for Catholics worldwide.
Prevost’s previous common remarks regarding LGBTI people and families have caused concern among our communities. Pope Leo XIV was quoted as lamenting that Western news media and popular culture fostered “sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the gospel.” In a 2012 addre