Venezuela's Maduro suggests lawmakers to discuss same-sex marriage after Pope's comment

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has reportedly urged country’s National Assembly to discuss same-sex marri after Pope Francis’ vocal support. Several Latin American countries, including Brazil and Argentina, have laws or court decisions legalising gay marri, it is t legal in Venezuela. Pope’s clear mess on same-sex civil unions could show way in heavily Roman Catholic nation.

Speaking at an event with leaders of his ruling party, Maduro reportedly said that he has friends and acquaintances who are happy with Pope’s comment on same-sex marri. According to local media reports, he urged leaders to discuss issue during its next National Assembly session beginning in January after legislative elections scheduled for December 6. 

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‘Children of God’

During an interview for a feature-length documentary ‘Francesco’, first premiered at Rome Film Festival on October 21, Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for first time. Pope called those in same-sex relations ‘Children of God’ and also added that re is a need for a civil union law for same-sex people. While serving as archbishop of Bues Aires, Pope had spoken in favour of civil union for same-sex couples, but this is first time that he has spoken in favour since becoming chief pastor of worldwide Catholic Church. 

"Homosexual people have right to be in a family. y are children of God.... What we have to have is a civil union law; that way y are legally covered," he said.

Reverend James Martin, a Jesuit priest who has been on frontline in attempts to find common ground between same-sex couples and Church, reportedly said that Pope’s words were a positive step towards “church’s support for LGBT people”. Unlike or biopics, documentary ‘Francesco’ is an overview of world’s trdies and tribulations, with Pope Francis talking about m in background and also providing possible ways world could effectively tackle m.

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(Im: AP)