Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have never quoted a Pope or a priest in the Seanad before but I am going to do it now. Pope Francis said recently regarding his pastoral experience that he is keenly aware of how gay people are “socially wounded” and frequently feel that the Church compounds their sense of exclusion and alienation. He said he has often received letters from LGBT people and that the Church does not condemn them. He said that the Church does not want to do this.