article_snippet.sent: In July 2013, Pope Francis seemed to speak out against centuries of anti-gay teaching by the Catholic Church, saying homosexuals should not be marginalised.
article_snippet.sent: Speaking on a flight back from Brazil to Italy, Pope Francis reaffirmed the official position that homosexual acts were sinful, but homosexual orientation was not. '
article_snippet.sent: If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?' said the Pope.
article_snippet.sent: In July 2013, Pope Francis seemed to speak out against centuries of anti-gay teaching by the global Catholic Church .
highlights_snippet.sent: In 2013 the Pope seemed to speak out against the Vatican's anti-gay stance .