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Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui Slams Catholic Church Over Anti-Gay Sentiment & Pedophilia
"I'm gonna need Catholics to stop preaching anti-gay sentiment with the amount of rampant pedophilia going on behind the scenes for years."
Lauren Jauregui is unafraid to speak her mind on controversial issues. Yesterday morning, the Fifth Harmony star and openly bisexual singer slammed the Catholic Church in a tweet to her almost 2.95 million followers.
\u201cI'm gonna need Catholics to stop preaching anti-gay sentiment with the amount of rampant pedophilia going on behind the scenes for years.\u201d— Lauren Jauregui (@Lauren Jauregui) 1499618255
"I'm gonna need Catholics to stop preaching anti-gay sentiment with the amount of rampant pedophilia going on behind the scenes for years," wrote Jauregui. The post currently has over 25,000 shares and 63,000 likes.
The tweet seems to be in response to the recent child sexual abuse charges against Cardinal George Pell. Jauregui's post has reignited arguments on how homosexuality and pedophilia are treated in the Catholic Church, the former which is widely condemned and the latter is often buried and ignored.
\u201c@LaurenJauregui how does pedophilia being covered up correlate w/ being gay?? Like I know what you're saying but they shouldn't even be brought up together\u201d— Lauren Jauregui (@Lauren Jauregui) 1499618255
\u201c@possiblypaula I'm saying there shouldn't be any sort of condemning of one and condoning of the other. I'm aware not all feel this, but most do.\u201d— Lauren Jauregui (@Lauren Jauregui) 1499618255
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Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
