Pastor Jamil Nasir - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:37:25 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Pastor Jamil Nasir - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pakistan Catholics clarify pope's remarks on homosexuality https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/03/13/pakistan-catholics-clarify-popes-remarks-on-homosexuality/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 04:51:56 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=156525 Catholic leaders in Pakistan are explaining the Church's position on homosexuals and human dignity after a Pakistani protestant leader's intemperate remarks on Pope Francis' criticism of laws that criminalize homosexuality as "unjust." "Being homosexual isn't a crime," the pope reportedly said during an interview with The Associated Press in January adding that God loves all Read more

Pakistan Catholics clarify pope's remarks on homosexuality... Read more]]> Catholic leaders in Pakistan are explaining the Church's position on homosexuals and human dignity after a Pakistani protestant leader's intemperate remarks on Pope Francis' criticism of laws that criminalize homosexuality as "unjust."

"Being homosexual isn't a crime," the pope reportedly said during an interview with The Associated Press in January adding that God loves all his children just as they are.

He further called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) people into the church.

However, Pastor Jamil Nasir, the Canada-based national head of the Church of Pentecost in a video titled "Fatwa [religious edict] by Pope Francis" wondered if the pope was promoting homosexuality.

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