In a documentary Pope Francis has given his endorsement to civil unions for same sex couples. He referred to homosexuals as children of God who must be accepted. We must not that Pope Francis did not say this in his official capacity as Pope. Therefore it is not considered an infallible and binding proclamation by Roman Catholics. But it is still teaching from the Pope and one wonders what conservative Catholics are thinking right now.
The Bible is the Word of God and most traditional Catholics would at least agree with that. What the Bible says is what God says. The Bible calls homosexuality an abomination (Leviticus 18:22), dishonorable, unnatural (Romans 1:26-27), and deserving of death (Romans 1:32). Homosexuality is referred to as unrighteous and we are told not to be deceived, that homosexuals among others will not inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9-11). Homosexuality is such an offense to God that in Old Testament Israel the punishment for it was the death penalty (Leviticus 20:13).
Pope Francis is leading people astray teaching them to disobey God. People following his teaching will end up in hell. The office of Pope is not found in the Bible. Therefore the Pope has no authority. Unfortunately the Roman Catholic Church is full of errors. It does not even get the gospel right. The Roman Catholic Church proclaims a different gospel of justification by faith plus works (see Galatians 1:6-9). Our Roman Catholic friends need to embrace the true gospel of justification by faith alone in Christ alone. They also need to reject the teaching of the Pope and the bishops and embrace Scripture alone as the ultimate authority.
