The article mentioned Sudan but may be leaving out more, as the reporting is fairly ambiguous.

“Criminalizing people with homosexual tendencies is an injustice.”. The pope is quoted saying.

I'm not aware of any anti homo tendencies laws. No one is getting tossed in jail for limp wrists. They all seem cut and dry in regards to don't commit sodomy or promote the glamorization of sodomy. The tendencies accusations is misdirection and ungenuine.