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Equal Future 2018 is an international humanitarian campaign raising awareness of the damage done to children when they feel that being LGBT would be a misfortune or a disappointment, and aiming to shift behavior towards children and young people, across the world, right away.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The Campaign's launch at the [[World Meeting of Families 2018]] of the [[Catholic Church]] was promptly succeeded by advice from [[Pope Francis]] that parents of children who may be gay should dialogue, understand, make space for their son or daughter to express themselves, and say "You are my son, you are my daughter, just you are."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> It commissioned a poll by [[YouGov]] showing, amongst other things, that 63% of Catholics in the largest eight Catholic countries representing 50% of the world's Catholic population agree that the Catholic Church should reconsider its teaching on LGBT to support the health and wellbeing of children and young people.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Launch and response from the Pope ==
The Campaign launched in Dublin on Wednesday 22nd August 2018, with the backing of more than 100 LGBT groups in more than 60 countries, urging use of its website for people to tell their stories to delegates at the Catholic Church's 'Synod on Young People’, the [[Fifteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The press conference included Irish journalist [[Ursula Halligan]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> and the Campaign had been endorsed to the press by former President of Ireland [[Mary McAleese]] two days before.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The following Sunday, on his flight back from Dublin where the launch occurred, [[Pope Francis]] was asked what he would say to the father of a son who says he is homosexual. In his reply, the Pope said "Don’t condemn. Dialogue, understand, make space for your son or daughter. Make space so they can express themselves," "You are my son, you are my daughter, just as you are!" and "that son and that daughter have the right to a family and of not being chased out of the family."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== International poll ==
The Equal Future 2018 Campaign commissioned a poll by [[YouGov]] on 'Attitudes in the Catholic world towards damage to children and young people from LGBT stigma'. It was conducted in the top eight countries of Global Catholicism by baptized Catholic population: [[Brazil]], [[Mexico]], the [[Philippines]], the [[United States|USA]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Spain]], and [[Colombia]]. A total of 9,606 people were surveyed, roughly 1,200 people per country.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
One of the questions people were polled on was: ‘The Catholic Church should reconsider its current teaching on LGBT issues to help support the mental health and well-being of children and young people.’ The poll showed that, across all eight countries, 63% of practicing Catholics agreed and 16 percent disagreed. This compared to 65% of baptized Catholics (who may no longer be practicing) who agreed and 15% who disagreed. A total of 59% of the general population agreed – lower than the number of practicing Catholics.<ref name=":0" />
== Letter to Pope Francis from United Kingdom MPs ==
In October 2018, four United Kingdom MPs, [[Mary Creagh|Mary Creagh (Lab)]], [[Conor McGinn|Conor McGinn (Lab)]], [[Mike Kane|Mike Kane (Lab)]] and [[Sir David Amess]] (Con) wrote a letter<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> to [[Pope Francis]] in support of the Campaign, which was delivered by the [[United Kingdom Ambassador to the Holy See]], [[Sally Axworthy]]. In their letter, they called on the Pope to ensure the [[Fifteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops]] worked towards undoing the damage Church teaching has done to young LGBT people, saying that the Synod offered the Church a “unique moment” to consider the impact that negative attitudes towards LGBT people – including some espoused by the Church – have had on children. Citing the problems that arise when children are caused to believe their sexuality will disappoint their parents, the MPs warned of “the role of the Church’s current teaching in their being given that sense”. The Church, they said, ought to be at the fore of efforts to protect young LGBT people from “negative or ambivalent attitudes”, and described the Synod as "a once-in-a-generation moment where we can all create positive change to young peoples’ lives."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
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== Launch and response from the Pope ==
The Campaign launched in Dublin on Wednesday 22nd August 2018, with the backing of more than 100 LGBT groups in more than 60 countries, urging use of its website for people to tell their stories to delegates at the Catholic Church's 'Synod on Young People’, the [[Fifteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The press conference included Irish journalist [[Ursula Halligan]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> and the Campaign had been endorsed to the press by former President of Ireland [[Mary McAleese]] two days before.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The following Sunday, on his flight back from Dublin where the launch occurred, [[Pope Francis]] was asked what he would say to the father of a son who says he is homosexual. In his reply, the Pope said "Don’t condemn. Dialogue, understand, make space for your son or daughter. Make space so they can express themselves," "You are my son, you are my daughter, just as you are!" and "that son and that daughter have the right to a family and of not being chased out of the family."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== International poll ==
The Equal Future 2018 Campaign commissioned a poll by [[YouGov]] on 'Attitudes in the Catholic world towards damage to children and young people from LGBT stigma'. It was conducted in the top eight countries of Global Catholicism by baptized Catholic population: [[Brazil]], [[Mexico]], the [[Philippines]], the [[United States|USA]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Spain]], and [[Colombia]]. A total of 9,606 people were surveyed, roughly 1,200 people per country.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
One of the questions people were polled on was: ‘The Catholic Church should reconsider its current teaching on LGBT issues to help support the mental health and well-being of children and young people.’ The poll showed that, across all eight countries, 63% of practicing Catholics agreed and 16 percent disagreed. This compared to 65% of baptized Catholics (who may no longer be practicing) who agreed and 15% who disagreed. A total of 59% of the general population agreed – lower than the number of practicing Catholics.<ref name=":0" />
== Letter to Pope Francis from United Kingdom MPs ==
In October 2018, four United Kingdom MPs, [[Mary Creagh|Mary Creagh (Lab)]], [[Conor McGinn|Conor McGinn (Lab)]], [[Mike Kane|Mike Kane (Lab)]] and [[Sir David Amess]] (Con) wrote a letter<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> to [[Pope Francis]] in support of the Campaign, which was delivered by the [[United Kingdom Ambassador to the Holy See]], [[Sally Axworthy]]. In their letter, they called on the Pope to ensure the [[Fifteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops]] worked towards undoing the damage Church teaching has done to young LGBT people, saying that the Synod offered the Church a “unique moment” to consider the impact that negative attitudes towards LGBT people – including some espoused by the Church – have had on children. Citing the problems that arise when children are caused to believe their sexuality will disappoint their parents, the MPs warned of “the role of the Church’s current teaching in their being given that sense”. The Church, they said, ought to be at the fore of efforts to protect young LGBT people from “negative or ambivalent attitudes”, and described the Synod as "a once-in-a-generation moment where we can all create positive change to young peoples’ lives."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
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