Archbishop Forte identified as author of section on homosexuality in Synod’s interim report

{Archbishop Bruno Forte, the secretary of a committee formed by Pope Francis to draft an interim report for the Synod of Bishops, wrote a controversial section on accepting homosexuals, the Associate Press reports.}

During a press conference on the document, Cardinal Peter Erdo, the chairman of the drafting committee, deferred to Archbishop Forte when questions were raised about the section on homosexuality. The Italian prelate was identified by AP as “an Italian theologian known for pushing the pastoral envelope on dealing with people in “irregular” unions while staying true to Catholic doctrine.”

Archbishop Forte evidently introduced his own thoughts into the interim report, which was intended to summarize the ideas expressed by Synod fathers during their general discussions. Father Federico Lombardi, the director of the Vatican press office, told reporters that among more than 250 talks during the plenary sessions of the Synod, only one address focused on the question of homosexuality.

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