Tag: homosexuals

• Thursday, January 29th 2015 - 07:03 UTC

  Chilean Senate approves civil union of homosexual couples

  

  The Chilean Senate has passed the Civil Union Agreement (AUC) bill, which legalizes the civil union between homosexual couples, making Chile the seventh country in South America to establish such unions.

• Monday, October 20th 2014 - 08:02 UTC

  Catholic synod reveals deeps divisions on gays and divorce: strong conservative resistance

  

  Pope Francis closed on Sunday an assembly of Catholic bishops that revealed deep divisions on how to reach out to homosexuals and divorced people, saying the Church should not be afraid of change and new challenges.

• Wednesday, October 15th 2014 - 10:24 UTC

  Open debate in the Vatican: conservative bishops disagree with “gay approach”

  

  Conservative Roman Catholic prelates have vowed to change a controversial Vatican document that held out the possibility of a major shift in the Church's attitude towards homosexuals.

• Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 05:53 UTC

  Pope Francis shakes Vatican policy with new attitude towards gays

  

  The Vatican has taken strides in announcing a new change in views towards homosexuals, which according to a Vatican document drafted after a week-long discussion of 200 bishops on family issues, states that homosexuals have “gifts and qualities to offer.”