# Pope Francis confirms existance of Vatican "gay lobby"

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 12, 2013, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-confirms-existance-of-vatican-gay-lobby/660803 "2013-06-12T12:41:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-confirms-existance-of-vatican-gay-lobby/660803/1 "2013-06-12T12:41:47Z")

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And its [fabulous](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22869399)

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-confirms-existance-of-vatican-gay-lobby/660803/2 "2013-06-12T14:09:22Z")

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If you like Pope stuff, here’s the blog to read:  
[Whispers in the Loggia](http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/)

It’s pro-Pope and very Catholic, but this guy prides himself on giving lots of detail. I check it most days.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-confirms-existance-of-vatican-gay-lobby/660803/3 "2013-06-12T23:30:34Z")

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> [@ThelmaLou](#):
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> If you like Pope stuff, here’s the blog to read:  
> [Whispers in the Loggia](http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/)

[“A Resemblance Is Immediately Apparent”](http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2013/06/50-years-on-francis-recalls-johns.html) Yeah, I’ve been seeing it, too. I liked John XXIII and am glad the Church seems to have one made in his mold.

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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-confirms-existance-of-vatican-gay-lobby/660803/4 "2013-06-13T20:21:13Z")

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Damn it, why does he have to be a homophobe? He could have been the Perfect Pope.

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-confirms-existance-of-vatican-gay-lobby/660803/5 "2013-06-13T21:26:11Z")

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He’s very personable, but he holds the same doctrinal positions as his predecessor, the man who made him a cardinal. Don’t expect any fundamental changes. I had high hopes for him until he announced that he was going to continue cracking down on women religious. I’ve written him off.