Pope Francis has become the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to support “civil union” laws for same-sex couples. Speaking in a film documentary, the pope called for the creation of such laws. He said that “Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God.” “What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered,” Francis said. “I stood up for that.” The statements represent a break from the Church’s teachings and his strongest comments yet on the issue. The comments came in “Francesco,” a documentary about his life and the social issues that concern him. The film was shown for the first time in Rome on Wednesday.
Title: Pope Francis Supports Same-Sex Civil Unions
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“Homosexual people have the right to be in a family.</span> <span data-start-time='24104' data-end-time='26917'>They are children of God.”</span> <span data-start-time='26917' data-end-time='31042'>“What we have to create is a civil union law.</span> <span data-start-time='31042' data-end-time='37313'>That way they are legally covered,” Francis said. “I stood up for that.”</span> <span data-start-time='37313' data-end-time='46250'>The statements represent a break from the Church’s teachings and his strongest comments yet on the issue.</span> <span data-start-time='46250' data-end-time='55896'>The comments came in “Francesco,” a documentary about his life and the social issues that concern him.</span> <span data-start-time='55896' data-end-time='62146'>The film was shown for the first time in Rome on Wednesday.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button 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