Pope Francis: It’s no crime to be gay — but …

Alternate headline: Pope Francis says absolutely nothing new. Technically, Francis may have taken a slightly more harsh line on homosexuality than church teachings suggest in his interview with the Associated Press. His declaration that “being homosexual is not a crime” does fit into a tension between progressives and conservatives within the Catholic Church, but perhaps in a more nuanced way than headlines this morning from American media outlets suggest.Read More