On Wednesday, 21 October, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse civil union for same-sex couples. The pope’s remarks came during an interview in a documentary titled ‘Francesco’, which was premiered at Rome Film Festival, according to TIME magazine.
“Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God. You can’t kick someone out of a family, nor make their life miserable for this. What we have to have is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered.”Pope Francis