Vicar Wolfgang Rothe, left, blesses the couple Christine Walter, center, and Almut Muenster, right, during a Catholic service with the blessing of same-sex couples in St. Benedict’s Church in Munich. (Felix Hoerhager/dpa via AP, file)
By: Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press
Updated: 1 month ago / Posted Jan 26, 2023
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
