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Pope Francis reaffirms Catholic opposition to gay marriage as he opens a three-week gathering of bishops, but says the Church has to show love and understanding towards all. Jillian Kitchener reports.
On New Year’s Eve, 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' hair guru Jonathan Van Ness revealed he's recently tied the knot with his 'best friend.' HuffPost reports People and other outlets have identified Mark Peacock as Van Ness's new spouse. Van Ness's Instagram post didn't name Peacock--a filmmaker and London native--specifically. Still, it drew enthusiastic responses from a number of famous pals, including other 'Queer Eye' stars like Karamo Brown and Tan France. Van Ness is genderqueer and nonbinary. He was previously in a relationship with Wilco Froneman. The pair split in December 2018.
Pope Francis officially declared support for civil unions for same-sex couples for the first time. The Pope made the groundbreaking remarks in a documentary film that was released on Wednesday. Pope Francis said: "Homosexual people have a right to be in a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it". He went on to say: "What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered". The Pope has suggested in the past that he is not against civil unions, but this is the first time he has directly come out in favor of them. The documentary, "Francesco" was released Wednesday in Rome.
Vatican City, Sep 23 (EFE), (Camera: Álvaro Padilla).- Pope Francis criticized Wednesday that countries are listening to pharmaceutical companies instead of health workers, who are those who work "on the front lines in hospitals or refugee camps".FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES OF POPE FRANCIS DURING THE WEEKLE AUDIENCE AT THE VATICAN:"To get better out of a crisis like the current one, which is a health crisis and at the same time, a social, political and economic one, each one of us is called to assume his part of responsibility.""Big financial companies are listened to more than those who drive the real economy. Multinational companies are listened to more than social movements. This means the powerful are listened to more than the weak. Let's think also in the way of curing the virus. The large pharmaceutical companies are listened to more than the healthcare workers employed on the front lines in hospitals or refugee camps. This is not a good path.”
San Jose, May 26 (EFE).- A wedding livestreamed on social media in the wee hours of Tuesday marked the start of the gay marriage era in Costa Rica, an event that comes 18 months after that nation's high court ruled that banning that practice was unconstitutional.(CAMERA: Douglas Marín)STATEMENTS FROM ENRIQUE SÁNCHEZ, PRIMER DIPUTADO GAY EN LA HISTORIA DE COSTA RICA MÁS APOYOS.
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