So… should we not make things easier and more convenient for ourselves?

I can't convince the Catholic church to change. And honestly, I'm not catholic so the Pope has no authority over me. What I can do is point out when people are celebrating a man for taking a stand that he isn't taking. I can point out that he does not deserve the praise he is getting.

Here's the difference: Doctors don't claim that cancer is correct. Catholicism claims that God is great and good and all-powerful and all-knowing. So, if I go to hell, it's because of my actions. Sure, I have the option to repent, but when I'm not hurting anyone, I refuse. So, in refusing to repent, in the eyes of the…

If he supports the idea that God will judge me and send me to hell, then it is a condemnation.

If homosexuality is a sin that sends you to hell, and I don't feel the need to atone for doing nothing wrong, then that means I'm going to hell, right? If the Pope/Catholics think that God is good and that his teachings are correct, doesn't that mean they believe I deserve to go to hell?

So, what, I should just be patient while people learn to not hate me for doing nothing wrong? Be patient? No; that's just not good enough. Has anyone ever told you that you just have to be patient while entire populations learn to not hate you?

Wow. Just. I don't know where to start. First of all, if you were trying to come across as nice by saying things like "I want to say X, but I wont" you failed, because you still said it and meant it. And yes, I am mad at the other religions too, but nobody calls the Westboro Baptist Church pro-LGBT. Pope Francis gets…

Well, I'm glad I have a good start at not being condemned to hell for something that isn't my fault and hurts no one. That's sarcasm.

I'm expecting human decency from the Catholic Church and its followers.

I'm still not going to applaud the sentiment that I am only acceptable if I'm trying to change a thing about myself that hurts no one.

Or no religion.

It's 2015.

At the end of the day, I'm not Catholic and the pope has no authority over me. I don't need his permission. I just get annoyed when people credit him with being pro-LGBT when in reality, he's just less anti-LGBT than his predecessors.

The pope is literally in charge of all of Catholicism. Like, they believe that God speaks through him and whatever he says is divine law. If he wanted to, he could change things for real. In this case, saying it's okay to be gay as long as you're trying to not be gay is not even a hollow victory. Put yourself in my…

Am I supposed to celebrate it? His stance is still that I deserve eternal torment.

It's 2015. The shift between "you're a bad person and you deserve eternal torment" and "you're okay, you just have to overcome being happy and in love to the detriment of no one, or else you'll be tormented for the rest of eternity" isn't enough of a difference for me to celebrate.

Forgive me if that's not good enough for me. Being told that I'm accepted for who I am as long as I'm trying to deny myself love doesn't come across as remotely positive.

Saying that being gay is okay is different from saying that being gay is okay as long as you're trying not to be.

He's a really good wordsmith. He makes statements that are ambiguous and appeal to most people. For example, comes across as LGBT friendly while still not actually saying that it's okay to be gay.

Okay, I still disagree.