This is a very oddly phrased question, given that the position of the church is that homosexuality is disordered, but gay people are not inherently living in a state of sin. I recommend that the title and description be updated to match the resolution criteria.

@Elspeth I do appreciate the fun of the click-baity title though

@Elspeth sure, I still think "being gay" is the best umbrella term for the set of actions I am trying to group together, but I can understand how that could be confusing. I am not sure if my changed title is any better, but I at least made the description more specific (although I think it was already pretty specific due to the ai generated bit). If you have any suggestions for a better title or additional changes to the description feel free to suggest them.

@Elspeth It's the catholic doctrinal phrasing that is odd.

@Elspeth that doesn’t match my impression of the stance, given what the (now former) pope said in an interview: https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-gay-rights-ap-interview-1359756ae22f27f87c1d4d6b9c8ce212

In short, that is is a sin but should not criminalized, and they are still loved by God.

Granted, I do not know much about the official rules vs their expression through Francis, or any nuances of translation.

@bluerat I think the previous title was fine, but if you still felt compelled to change it I would do so to a less narrow scope. As it stands the title currently excludes things like gay dating

@GleamingRhino It is just odd to me that people we dislike have personhood that ends at their skull but people we like are holistic beings inseparable from ways of life and relationships.

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In short, that is is a sin but should not criminalized, and they are still loved by God.

It's not just Francis that says this. it is basic catholic doctrine and is true of any sin. God loves you whatever you do. There is literally nothing you can do to make God not love you.

most of the top candidates have known opinions on this:

Pietro Parolin: 28% (YES)

Luis Antonio Tagle: 23% (NO)

Matteo Zuppi: 10% (NO, a bit uncertain here but more likely no)

Pierbattista Pizzaballa: 9% (YES)

Péter Erdő: 6% (YES)

Peter Turkson: 5% (YES)

Fridolin Ambongo Besungu: 3% (YES)

Robert Sarah: 2% (YES)

Anders Arborelius: 1.1% (YES)

José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça: 1% (NO)

Fair value based on this: .57 as of current standings in the pope market. At the very least Tagle is most likely a NO so this should trade below 1 - p(luis antonio tagle). I bought it down half the way: i'll let someone else do the rest.

@CrypticQccZ Can you point me to a resource supporting your claim about Tagle? The articles I’ve found say the opposite

How does this resolve in a case like “being gay is not inherently a sin but acting on it is” or the like?

@GleamingRhino great question that I should have thought of earlier. I think it's fair to resolve yes in that situation. The title for this question was originally going to be "will the next pope be anti-gay?" And that's still essentially what I'm trying to ask. I changed it in an attempt to be less subjective.