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1st October 1986. Politics: The Vatican Bans Support to Gays

Gay in the 80s Posted on October 1, 2013 by Colin ClewsOctober 2, 2013

Recent statements by the latest Pope have led some people to believe that the Catholic Church is taking a more enlightened approach to LGBT people. Of course, compared with what has gone before – many centuries of Vatican persecution of … Continue reading →

Posted in Global politics, LGBT History, Politics | Tagged joseph ratzinger, letter to the bishops of the catholic church on the pastoral care of homosexual persons, pope benedict, pope francis, pope john paul II | Leave a reply

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