Pope says anti-gay laws are a “sin” and unjust

Pope Francis in St Peter’s square – Vatican
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The Pope has again spoken out about criminalizing people who are gay.

Pope Francis spoke to reporters while returning from South Sudan. He was on a flight alongside the leaders of the Church of England and the Church of Scotland. The three clerics had traveled to South Sudan to appeal for peace in the war-torn district.

The Pope told reporters that laws against gay people were a sin and “injustice”, reports Reuters.

“This is not right. Persons with homosexual tendencies are children of God,” said the Pope. “God loves them. God accompanies them… condemning a person like this is a sin.”

“Criminalizing people with homosexual tendencies is an injustice.”

He also said the issue of criminalizing gay people was…

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