Bishop calls homosexuality ‘gift from God,’ seeks to end ‘prejudices that kill’

• Global Church
• August 9, 2017

A Brazilian bishop said on July 30 that homosexuality is a “gift from God.” After the reactions generated by his homily, Bishop Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, appointed by Pope Francis in 2014, sent out a statement saying that he wanted to “save lives,” after learning about the high statistics of suicide among transgender people.