From the NY Times: here
On Homosexuality
"Pope Francis on Monday said that he would not judge priests for their
sexual orientation. “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and
has good will, who am I to judge?” [...]
Francis said he had investigated the reports ["gay lobby"] and found them groundless.
He added that while such a lobby would be an issue, he did not have
anything against gays and that their sins should be forgiven, media
reports said. He said that homosexuals should be treated with dignity
and that no one should be blackmailed or pressured because of sexual
orientation.. However, nothing in what he said suggested acceptance of
anyone, priest or otherwise, engaging in homosexual acts."
On women in the Church
"The pope also told reporters that while Pope John Paul II had
definitively closed the door to female priests, Francis sought a
“theology of women” and a greater role for them inside Catholic life"
*Update: critique and commentary here from the LA Times about the "nod" to women.
On the Vatican Bank
"Asked about the Vatican Bank, Francis said, according to The Vatican Insider:
“Some say that it’s better to have a bank, others that it would be
better to have a fund, still others say to close it. I trust in the work
of the people at the I.O.R. and of the commission that’s working on it.
I can’t say how it will end.”"
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/world/europe/pope-francis-gay-priests.html
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