GOOD news para kay Boy Abunda ang kontrobersyal comment ni Pope Francis tungkol sa pagsuporta nito sa gay civil unions.
Ayon sa King of Talk, naniniwala siya na may karapatan talaga ang LGBTQIA+ couples na mabigyan ng legal civil union bilang mamamayan ng bansa.
“You know I really prayed to God and I said, I hope this is the context that it had been released. Kasi totoo ‘yon, tanggapin na natin relihiyon has so much to do with our attitude towards many things.
“Kasi being gay, for example, has been pathologized but sa mga nakikinig po 1973 ay tinanggal na po ng World Health Organization sa manual ang homesexuality as a disease.
“But still in the Church, at least in my Church, ay kasalanan pa rin. You can not practice as a gay person otherwise you are committing a sin,” ang mensahe ng award-winning TV host sa Facebook Live interview ng Monster RX 93.1 kamakailan.
Pagpapatuloy pa niya, “Actually last night, there’s this documentary featuring the Pope but they are still trying to find out the context of the interview na parang sinasabi ng Santo Papa na, I’m quoting, because they are now clarifying kung ano ang konteksto.
“You know gay people have dignity and that they have a right to a legal civil union. Remember the predecessor of the Pope was an extreme conservative, Pope Benedict,” aniya pa.
“Magandang balita para sa akin na si Jorge Bergoglio ay nagbubukas. At least hindi na ako tinatawag bilang gay man, for example, na hindi tao, na may pangalan, may karapatan, patas. I’m equal to everyone.
“So, it’s really a good news. We are evolving. I think we are becoming more human in a world where humans are supposed to inhabit. We are becoming human and I praise God,” lahad pa ng TV host.
Samantala, tuloy na ang launching ng podcast ni Boy Abunda sa Oct. 29, I’m going to be doing a podcast which is going to be launched on my birthday, October 29. It’s a podcast called ‘Who Are You When No One Is Watching.’ It’s very exciting. It’s similar to radio yet it’s not. I studied my way to doing it.”
Bukod dito, siniguro rin niya na mananatili pa rin siyang Kapamilya, “Yes, I’m going back to TV. Yes, I’m staying with ABS-CBN. The news, I’ll be doing one with ANC. It should be a daily show live, Mondays to Fridays. It’s a political show.”