Supporters of the LBGTQ+ community say the Pope’s public words are a step in the right direction for the Roman Catholic Church. The Pope’s on-camera remarks supporting same-sex civil unions appear in “Francesco,” a feature-length documentary that premiered at the Rome Film Festival. That way, they are legally covered.”Avery Garner, a local Protestant pastor and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, said that while it’s great to hear someone of such religious caliber support civil unions, that doesn’t mean an automatic change in the Catholic church. When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions instead of same-sex marriage -- when Argentina was discussing legalizing same-sex marriages. Now that Francis is the bishop of Rome, Garner is hopeful the world will take the pope’s words to heart.