Christians should say sorry to gays: Pope Francis

Pope Francis said Christians and the Roman Catholic Church should seek forgiveness from homosexuals for the way they had treated them. 

Speaking to reporters aboard the plane taking him back to Rome from Armenia, he also said the Church should ask forgiveness for the way it has treated women, for turning a blind eye to child labour and for “blessing so many weapons” in the past.

In the hour-long freewheeling conversation that has become a trademark of his international travels, Francis was asked if he agreed with recent comments by a German Catholic cardinal that the Church should apologise to gays.