New pope Robert Prevost has expressed anti-LGBT views

Robert Prevast was elected Pope after Pope Francis’ death last month, but he has previously expressed his anti-LGBTQ+ views.

Prevost, the first American to hold the position of head of the Catholic Church, is known as Pope Leo XIV.

Chicago-born Prevost, the 267th Pope and Peruvian citizen, was elected Thursday (May 8th) after two days of Pope Conclave.

Though considered a centrist and reformer close to Pope Francis of Prevost, at age 69, at age 69, he is not considered the front line to be elected as a clergyman and has no extensive public record of speaking about LGBTQ+ issues.

but, New York Times In 2012, Prevost reported that he was critical of entertainment media, including “a sympathy for homosexual lifestyles and conflicting beliefs and practices with the gospel,” and “an alternative family consisting of same-sex partners and their adopted children.”

His appointment is at a critical time for the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is committed to growing internal divisions around traditional conservative doctrines and the relatively inclusive tone adopted by Pope Francis.

Pope Francis oversaw the Catholic Church at Flax on the acceptance of LGBTQ+ people during his decade of Pope Service.

Francis has made many statements and gestures aimed at encouraging the church to be more welcoming to the LGBTQ+ community, but it continues to regress in many areas.

He frequently meets many LGBTQ+ Catholics, those who serve them, A prominent community supporter.