Do not condemn your children for their sexual orientation, Pope Francis tells parents
Parents of gay children should not condemn them but offer them support, Pope Francis said.
He spoke in unscripted comments at his weekly audience in reference to difficulties that parents could face in raising offspring.
Those issues included "parents who see different sexual orientations in their children and how to handle this, how to accompany their children, and not hide behind an attitude of condemnation", Francis said on Wednesday.
He has previously said LGBTIQ+ people have a right to be accepted by their families as children and siblings.
He has also said that while the church could not accept same-sex marriage, it can support civil union laws aimed at giving partners joint rights in areas of pensions, health care and inheritance issues.