Pope Francis recently sat down for a candid interview for a new Hulu documentary titled The Pope: Answers, in which he speaks with young adults between the ages of 20 and 25. In the film, the Pope admits that online dating apps like Tinder and Hinge are a “normal” option for meeting potential partners. He also discusses the Church’s views on the LGBTQ community, abortions, and more.
“Sex is one of the beautiful things God gave to human beings,” he said. “… Christians haven’t always had a mature catechesis on sex.” As for porn, he added: “To express oneself sexually is something rich. Anything that diminishes a true sexual expression, diminishes you as well, it renders you partial, and it diminishes that richness.”
Pope Francis Presides Over Easter Vigil Mass
Pope Francis also voiced his support for the LGBTQ community, saying that the church must be supportive of all. “The church cannot close its doors on anybody,” he said. “I don’t have the right to cast anyone out from the church. My job is to receive, always.” As for those who get abortions, he added: “It’s good to call things by their name. It is one thing to accompany the person who had one [abortion], quite another to justify the act.” He also said that, at one month from conception, a human embryo is no longer “a bunch of cells that got together, but a systemized human life.”
The Pope’s interview releases as he’s been recovering from bronchitis, which hospitalized him for three days. The 86-year-old recently returned to the public eye on Easter to preside over the Vigil Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. The Pope: Answers premiered on Hulu on April 5.
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