Plot thickens over origins of pope's civil union endorsement

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Plot thickens over origins of pope’s civil union endorsement

By NICOLE WINFIELD
October 22, 2020

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Question swirled Thursday about the origins of Pope Francis’ bombshell comments endorsing same-sex civil unions, with all evidence suggesting he made them in a 2019 interview that was never broadcast in its entirety.

The Vatican refused to comment on whether it cut the remarks from its own broadcast or pressured the Mexican broadcaster that conducted the interview to follow suit. And it didn’t respond to questions about why it allowed the comments to be aired now in the documentary “Francesco,” which premiered Wednesday.

In the movie, which was shown at the Rome Film Festival, Francis said gay people have the right to be in a family since they are “children of God.”

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The Vatican frequently edits the pope in official transcripts and videos, especially when he speaks on sensitive issues. It wasn’t clear if the Vatican also insisted on having the final cut as a condition for the Televisa interview.

What also remains unclear is why the explosive comment was never aired — and if the Vatican forgot that it remained available on a recording in the Vatican archives, which were opened to filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/international-news-vatican-city-civil-unions-pope-francis-44558168e3a9fc56d0821cdd544f77ad

[uriel1972]

1. veery interesting...

how careless of the Vatican. When will the walk-back happen?

Any bets?

[Mickju]

2. Yes, extremely interesting

So the Vatican is censoring the Pope?

[Eugene]

3. "heavy editing"

Pope Francis’ Homosexuality Comments Heavily Edited in Documentary, No Vatican Comment on Civil Unions (National Catholic Reporter)

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On Wednesday, however, Fr. Antonio Spadaro, director of the influential journal La Civiltà Cattolica, told journalists that the pope’s remarks on civil unions are excerpted from the 2019 interview, and did not dispute the way in which they were presented in the documentary.

At the same time, a CNA analysis of the interview’s transcript shows that other papal comments on homosexuality featured in Francesco were compiled by heavy editing of the 2019 interview’s video footage.

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https://www.ncregister.com/news/pope-francis-homosexuality-comments-heavily-edited-in-documentary-no-vatican-comment-on-civil-unions

[tgenerico]

4. Whatever ...

Still the boss of the world's oldest and largest international child rape conspiracy.

[uriel1972]

5. truly...