The questionnaire with 39 questions was sent a few days ago by the Vatican to all chaplains in the world, is in the hands of the clergy Ecuadorians , who are prepared to analyze the same and your prompt response.
The questions developed by Pope Francisco , will serve as preparation for the upcoming Synod on the Family , to be held at the Vatican in October 2014. In this assembly of bishops will seek to solve our real problems today have been considered taboo , such as gay marriage and adoption , contraception , divorce marriage , among other topics .
Father Romulo Aguilar , president of the Metropolitan Cathedral , said the questionnaire is used to ask the parish church ” information that enables them to analyze how things are and the position of the faithful address these issues.” Father Aguilar qualifies for novelty processing relationships of same sex.
“The homosexual has always existed, just not had frontal addressed as now ( … ) The intention of the Church is not ” unleash these trends ” , but rather ” to receive the love of God to these people “said Aguilar .
Oscar Ugarte , representing the GLBT group Miscellaneous Ecuador , said that ” although the Church is trying to listen to minorities, has a long way to leave behind the model excluding GLBT groups ” .
The Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference today expected to give a press conference in Quito to give more details on the questionnaire .
