▁that ▁kind ▁of ▁affection . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁church ▁recomm ends ▁that ▁people ▁with ▁that ▁kind ▁of ▁ing rained ▁t endency ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁min istry ▁or ▁consec r ated ▁life . ▁The ▁min istry ▁or ▁the ▁consec r ated ▁life ▁is ▁not ▁his ▁place ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁made ▁a ▁statement ▁to ▁polit icians ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁hate ▁towards ▁hom osex uals , ▁gy ps ies , ▁and ▁Jews . ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁quoted ▁saying ▁" It ▁is ▁not ▁coinc ident al ▁that ▁at ▁times ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁of ▁symbols ▁typical ▁of ▁Naz ism ." ▁Furthermore , ▁he ▁made ▁statement ▁as ▁depart ing ▁from ▁his ▁address , ▁" I ▁must ▁conf ess ▁to ▁you ▁that ▁when ▁I ▁hear ▁a ▁speech ▁( by ) ▁someone ▁responsible ▁for ▁order ▁or ▁for ▁a ▁government , ▁I ▁think ▁of ▁speech es ▁by ▁Hitler ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 ." ▁" With ▁the ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁Jews , ▁gy ps ies , ▁and ▁people ▁with ▁hom osex ual ▁t endencies , ▁today ▁these ▁actions ▁are ▁typical ▁( and ) ▁represent ▁' par ▁excell ence ' ▁a ▁culture ▁of ▁waste ▁and ▁hate . ▁That ▁is ▁what ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁those ▁days ▁and ▁today ▁it ▁is ▁happening ▁again ." ▁However , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁did ▁not ▁target ▁a ▁specific ▁politician ▁or ▁group ▁of ▁polit icians ▁when ▁making ▁the ▁statements . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁per sec ution ▁Francis