New Delhi, May 13 -- Pope Leo XIV, who recently ascended to the papacy, has come under fresh scrutiny regarding his approach to LGBTQ+ community. A video circulated by the Daily Mail alleges that the new pontiff deliberately ignored a pride flag during a public event, sparking renewed debate about his attitudes towards LGBTQ+ communities.

Declared pope earlier this year, Pope Leo XIV-formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost-has a history of conservative remarks on LGBTQ+ issues. In a 2012 address to the world synod of bishops, he criticised what he termed the "homosexual lifestyle" and condemned the "redefinition of marriage" as being "at odds with the Gospel."

Pope Leo also blamed Western mass media for promoting sympathy towards abort...