The pontiff, Pope Francis has urged the Roman Catholic Church to apologise to gays for the way they are being treated, saying they deserve to be respected. He said the Church had no right to judge homosexuals and should not be discriminated against.
The Pope, who spoke to reporters on his plane on his way from Armenia, also demanded the Church to seek forgiveness from other people it had marginalised, including women, the poor, and children forced into labour.
BBC reports that the Pope has been hailed by many in the gay community for his positive attitude towards homosexuals while some conservative Catholics have criticised him for making comments
