See Terry Mattingly's article, Journalists editing Pope Francis: Who are we to judge?:
...Based on my reading, it appears that the pope’s remarks center on contrasting the struggles of a humble sinner seeking a relationship with God with that of a public activist in a lobby trying to make a political point. full article
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Francis wasn’t talking about all homosexuals everywhere.
There’s a lot of talk about the gay lobby, but I’ve never seen it on the Vatican ID card.
When I meet a gay person, I have to distinguish between their being gay and being part of a lobby. If they accept the Lord and have goodwill, who am I to judge them?They shouldn’t be marginalized. The tendency is not the problem … they’re our brothers. l
If they “accept the Lord”, and “have goodwill”… pretty clearly meaning, “if they are trying to live a good Christian life”, which involves continency and chastity, then I can’t point a finger at them and say they are evil, etc. ”Who am I to judge?”, depends on what went before in the same sentence. It doesnot mean, “Anyone can do anything and we don’t have a right to make a moral judgement.” link
I still can't find another article which helpfully tried to translate this accutarately and in context. arrgghh.
In the meantime, see :
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