A gay rights magazine has named Pope Francis its person of the year, an honour that has coincided with his 77th birthday. The Advocate, the oldest gay rights magazine in the US , has conferred the title on the pontiff for his encouraging words on gays and lesbians, describing his papacy as a stark change from that of his predecessor Benedict.
Francis is also this month's cover star of the magazine, which has placed a tattoo from an anti-homophobia campaign on his cheek, even though the Vatican insists there is no change in the official position on homosexuality. The publication hailed as a landmark the pope's famous response to a reporter who asked about gay people in the Church: "If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?"
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