German Cardinal Gerhard Müller has called on the Roman Catholic Church to elect a pope who will resist the “gay lobby” – as the Church prepares to elect a new Pope following Pope Francis’ death. Speaking to Italian newspaper La Stampa, the 77-year-old said the next pontiff must be “determined to cou
German Cardinal Gerhard Müller has called on the Roman Catholic Church to elect a pope who will resist the “gay lobby” – as the Church prepares to elect a new Pope following Pope Francis’ death.
Speaking to Italian newspaper La Stampa, the 77-year-old said the next pontiff must be “determined to counter ideological and power lobbies,” and “steadfast in the faith, authoritative, firm, respectful, strong in doctrine, and independent of pressure.”
Müller continued: “If Jesus says that marriage is between a man and a woman and is indissoluble, no pope can change this doctrine. The homosexual lobbies want to equate unions between people of the same sex to marriage, but this totally contradicts the doctrine of the Bible.
“We can discuss individual pastoral care – guiding people towards the Christian life – but we cannot accept gender ideology, which is contrary to the doctrine of the Church.”
While Pope Francis was praised by some circles in 2023, when he approved the blessing of same-sex couples under specific pastoral conditions, LGBTQ+ rights campaigner Peter Tatchell wrote after his death that while he had “more compassion”, he was “still homophobic”.
