The Supreme Pontiff assured that there will be no changes in equal marriage, LGBTQ+ community or diaconists, and ratified the defense of the traditional family.
Pope Leo XIV confirmed that there will be no doctrinal reforms in the Catholic Church regarding Equal marriage, the LGBTQ+ community or the incorporation of women as diaconists. The Pontiff said that “it seems very unlikely, certainly in the near future, that the church doctrine changes in terms of what it teaches about sexuality and marriage.”
The pontiff, of Peruvian-American origin and 70 years, was chosen as Pope on May 8, 2025. In the interview included in the book Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st CenturyHe said: “I hope to follow Francisco’s steps, including the designation of women in some leadership roles, at different levels. I do not intend to change the teaching of the Church. ”
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Regarding the faithful LGBTIQ+he described the subject as “Highly polarizer” And he pointed out: “Everyone is invited to enter, but I do not invite a person because whether or not it is a specific identity”. At the beginning of the month, the American priest James Martin, pastoral reference for homosexual Catholics, although he avoided ruling on the pilgrimage of 1,400 LGBT+ Catholics to the Vatican.
Sexual abuse, family and social tensions
Leo XIV also addressed the impact of sexual abuse within the Church. He claimed respect for the victims, but warned: “The issue of sexual abuse cannot become the central focus of the Church “. In addition, he pointed out that in some cases there were “False accusations” and defended the protection of the defendants.
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The Pope reaffirmed his support for Traditional family composed of “Father, mother and children”and expressed concern about the growing social inequality, putting Elon Musk as an example: “If that is already the only thing that has value today, then we are in a big problem.”
The international look of Leo XIV
As for war conflicts, he considered that The Vatican should not be a mediator between Russia and Ukraine, although he admitted that he sometimes offered space to talks. On the war in Gaza, he recalled that Israeli human rights organizations spoke of genocide and asked to differentiate between the Government of Israel and the Jewish community: “I think that the roots of our Christianity are found in the Jewish religion, and we cannot close our eyes to that.”
Source: Ambito
