Vatican City (AFP) – “We mustn’t be afraid of sexuality!” French prelate Emmanuel Gobillard urged the Vatican synod on the role of young people, trying to break down the enduring taboo in the 1.3 billion-member Church. It admits that the Church is no longer the moral compass it once was: “Sociological studies show that many young Catholics do not follow Church teachings on sexual morals,” it says. The working document, which will be the basis for a final text, notes the existence of LGBT “who wish to benefit from greater closeness and experience greater care by the Church”.
