Elton John calls pope 'my hero'

(ANSA) - London, October 29 - Pop superstar Elton John says that Pope Francis "is my hero" for his compassion and courage in opening the Church slightly towards gays.
    Francis should eventually be made a saint, added John, who reportedly made the comments at his annual AIDS fundraiser in New York City.
    "He is a compassionate man who wants everybody to be included in the love of God," John said, according to Sky News reports. "It is formidable what he is trying to do against many, many people in the Church," added John, who has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
    "He is courageous and he is fearless, and that's what we need in the world today," the singer-songwriter told the crowd at the fund-raiser.
    "Make this man a saint now, OK?" Soon after becoming pope last year, Francis made headlines around the world by showing an opening towards more compassionate treatment of homosexuals by the Church.
    "If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?," the pope said in July 2013.
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