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Fact Checking a YouTube Video

"pope leo xiv on why the church must welcome all #popeleoxiv #faith"

From Morning Grace

January 9, 2026

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Analysis Summary

The video features Cardinal Robert Prevost (Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops) speaking in an interview with Catholic News Service (CNS) in October 2023, shortly after being created a cardinal. He accurately summarizes Pope Francis's pastoral approach of inclusivity ('todos, todos, todos') while maintaining that official Church doctrine regarding 'lifestyle' (often referring to LGBTQ+ issues in this context) has not changed. The clip is authentic and the context is verified.

Video Transcript

...been a sense of the need for the church to open and to be welcoming. And on that level, I think P...

Accurate Information

The speaker is correctly identified as Cardinal Robert Prevost (filmed Oct 2023).

The quote accurately reflects Pope Francis's stated desire for a more welcoming church that does not exclude individuals based on lifestyle.

The statement 'Doctrine hasn't changed' is factually correct regarding the Catholic Church's official teaching on marriage and sexuality as of the video's date.

Missing Context

The interview was specifically in response to questions about Prevost's past comments from 2012 where he had criticized the 'homosexual lifestyle'; he was explaining how his or the Church's approach had developed under Pope Francis.

While the Cardinal claims 'people haven't said yet' they want doctrinal change, this is his interpretation; specific groups (e.g., the German Synodal Way) had explicitly requested doctrinal changes by 2023.

Analysis of Claims (3)

True

"Pope Francis has made it clear he doesn't want people excluded based on lifestyle, work, or dress."

This accurately summarizes Pope Francis's pastoral stance, often described as 'radical inclusion' or 'todos, todos, todos' (everyone, everyone, everyone), which emphasizes welcome over immediate judgment of lifestyle.

Sources:

• Bishops must promote communion, unity with pope, new U.S. cardinal says • Pope Leo vows to continue legacy of welcome for LGBTQ+

True

"Doctrine hasn't changed."

As of the interview (Oct 2023), and continuing through subsequent declarations like 'Fiducia Supplicans' (Dec 2023), the Vatican has consistently maintained that the doctrine of marriage (between a man and a woman) and sexual morality remains unchanged, even while allowing for pastoral blessings or greater welcome.

Sources:

• Catholic progressives and the development of sexual doctrine

Unverified

"People haven't said yet that they are looking for doctrinal change."

While the Cardinal stated this to characterize the general consensus or the Synod's formal output, it is factually contested by the existence of specific movements (like the German Synodal Way) and advocacy groups that *have* explicitly called for changes to the Catechism regarding sexuality.

Fact: Many advocacy groups and some bishops had called for doctrinal change, though the Synod's official consensus emphasized welcome.