▁male , ▁and ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁met ▁with ▁Juan ▁Carlos ▁Cruz , ▁a ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁by ▁Chile an ▁priest ▁Fernando ▁Kar ad ima . ▁Cruz ▁discussed ▁with ▁Francis ▁in ▁detail ▁how ▁his ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁Latin ▁American ▁media ▁and ▁news ▁out lets ▁to ▁dis cred it ▁his ▁report ▁of ▁ab use ▁and ▁label ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁per vert ▁and ▁li ar . ▁In ▁a ▁private ▁conversation ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁Francis ▁reported ly ▁said ▁to ▁Cruz , ▁who ▁ident ifies ▁as ▁hom osex ual , ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁his ▁sexual ity , ▁" You ▁know ▁Juan ▁Carlos , ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁matter . ▁God ▁made ▁you ▁like ▁this . ▁God ▁lov es ▁you ▁like ▁this . ▁The ▁Pope ▁lov es ▁you ▁like ▁this ▁and ▁you ▁should ▁love ▁yourself ▁and ▁not ▁worry ▁about ▁what ▁people ▁say ." ▁ ▁The ▁Pope ' s ▁reported ▁comments ▁to ▁Cruz ▁were ▁then ▁echo ed ▁and ▁built ▁on ▁in ▁public ▁comments ▁during ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁he ▁gave ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁during ▁his ▁flight ▁back ▁to ▁Rome ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁pap al ▁visit ▁to ▁Ireland ▁where ▁the ▁World ▁Me eting ▁of ▁Famil ies ▁had ▁that ▁day ▁concluded . ▁Four ▁days ▁previously , ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Me eting ▁of ▁Famil ies , ▁Equ al ▁Future ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁had ▁been ▁launched , ▁a ▁human itar ian ▁campaign ▁aim ing ▁to