Topic - James Martin

“I heard the same message from Pope Leo that I heard from Pope Francis, which is the desire to welcome all people, including LGBTQ people,” Martin told The Associated Press after the audience.

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“But he also wanted to remind people that this is a church for ‘todos, todos, totos,’” Martin said, quoting Francis’ famous line in Spanish about how the church is open to everyone, todos.

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