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While Pope Francis is one of the most progressive popes in recent history, especially when it comes to LGBTQ+ issues. However, the Catholic Church (unsurprisingly) still has rather conservative views on queer people and the community in general, especially people who aren't cisgender. I'd be interested to see (though I doubt this information will be public anytime soon) how much of this comes from Pope Francis' own beliefs as opposed to the pressure applied by the rest of the church.

WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis urged compassion on Thursday for refugees and unauthorized immigrants, speaking to a crowd that included lawmakers who have said the U.S. should keep out Syrians and others who fled their countries, and should deport more of the undocumented immigrants who are already here.