POPE Francis reached out to gays on Monday, declaring that it is not his place to judge them—while also condemning the Vatican's reported gay lobby as a "serious problem".

The remarks to journalists as he flew back to Rome from a high-profile trip to Brazil appeared to be more conciliatory towards homosexuals than his predecessor Benedict XVI.

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