VATICAN CITY (CNS) – People who act shocked that a priest would bless a gay couple but have no problem with him blessing a crooked businessman are hypocrites, Pope Francis said.

“The most serious sins are those that are disguised with a more ‘angelic’ appearance. No one is scandalized if I give a blessing to an entrepreneur who perhaps exploits people, which is a very serious sin. Whereas they are scandalized if I give it to a homosexual – this is hypocrisy,” he told the Italian magazine Credere.

The interview was scheduled for publication Feb. 8, but Vatican News reported on some of its content the day before when the magazine issued a press release about the interview.

  • @platypus_plumba@lemmy.world
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    25 months ago

    Or maybe if they stopped giving them immunity for their actions they would think twice before commiting a crime and ruining a child’s life.

    • @Allero
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      5 months ago

      Better be both

      But yes, everyone involved should be properly prosecuted.