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.

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        9 months ago

        How is this case political?

        Again, one country’s population does not represent 7 billion people. That is a fact. Those who say otherwise should check their math’s grade.

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          9 months ago

          Is it a fact because you want it to be, or are you some kind of statistics savant? It doesn’t represent the planet anthropologically, but it does psychologically, and whether it is possible for a population to drop organized religion is about brains not tradition.

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            9 months ago

            Small part*.

            Like I said, like a broken record, statistics need to be representative.

            This case you brought up, is not.

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              9 months ago

              Yes, it is, psychologically. You only need a few thousand to be highly accurate.

              Individuals can drop attachments to organized religion. The example given, if true, can be seen as evidence. If you are making an anthropological argument that there’s a fundamental and practically immutable psychological difference between societies, you should say so, and address the occasional rapid shifts in social structures evident in modern history.

              So far, you merely assert, with no explanation about your terms of reference.

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                9 months ago

                Lol yeah you wish.

                Have fun with your delusion, you clearly know nothing about statistics.

                This is my last message, bye.