April 05, 2024
Pope Francis has guaranteed that Benedict XVI upheld him when he supported common organizations for same-sex couples, Reuters detailed.
In his book, planned to be distributed this Wednesday, the pontiff uncovered that Benedict supported him up when a gathering of anonymous cardinals when to him to grumble about the pope's "blasphemies" on common organizations.
"They appeared at his home to basically put me being investigated and they blamed me in front for him of support same-sex marriage," Francis said in the book "The Replacement: My Recollections of Benedict XVI".
Francis has affirmed the Catholic Church's resistance to LGBT relationships, however has over and over said same-sex couples reserve a privilege to be safeguarded by common association regulations.
Benedict XVI tuned in, "assisted them with recognizing things" and let them know that what Francis had said was "no apostasy", the pope said.
Currently in February 2023, the pope had said that Benedict once excused a grievance about what Francis said on common associations, however offered less subtleties.
In December, Francis permitted ministers to favor same-sex couples, starting moderate shock, demanding this didn't add up to a conventional endorsement for non-hetero connections.
In the book, Francis denied there were ever any private grindings with his ancestor during the remarkable purported "two popes" period.