Pope Francis has made some of the most conciliatory remarks of any pontiff on gays, saying he did not judge homosexuals who "seek the Lord".
He told reporters people should not be marginalised because of their sexual orientation - but he reaffirmed the Church's position that homosexual acts are a sin and said its opposition to gay marriage was clear.
The Pope, who was speaking on a flight back to Rome from his week-long visit to Brazil, also hit out at those who campaign on behalf of gays.
"The problem is not having this orientation, it is lobbying," he said. "That's the most serious problem I think.
"If someone is gay and seeks the Lord with good will, who am I to judge?"
The Pope has previously referred to a "gay lobby" in the Vatican's secretive administration.
He made his latest comments as he fielded questions about Battista Ricca, who was appointed to a key role at the Vatican bank and is now facing allegations that he had relationships with male prostitutes.
The pontiff was widely welcomed during his week in Brazil Francis said he had ordered a "brief investigation but we found nothing on him".
The pontiff also told reporters he wanted women to have a bigger role in the Church, but said its ban on women priests was definitive.
Gay rights groups had voiced hope on Francis' appointment that he would be more accepting of homosexuals than his predecessor.
Benedict, who stepped down from the papacy in February, had angered the gay community with his suggestion in 2008 that homosexuality was as much of a threat to the survival of the human race as climate change.
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