Discussion: I'm a very religious gay man. I believe that if the church allows for gay marriage, society will accept us more naturally.

Pope Francis seems more liberal in his views; I am not an expert in the theological field. I, as a Jew, can say that the Jewish Orthodox religious establishment strongly opposes same-sex marriage and even rights to parenthood and adoption. The issue of religious relations with the LGBT community is, in my opinion, more complex than you present.