
Pope Francis’ In-Flight Press Conference: God Accompanies People With Same-Sex Attraction
The Holy Father emphasized that the Catechism teaches that people with same-sex attraction should not be marginalized.
The Holy Father emphasized that the Catechism teaches that people with same-sex attraction should not be marginalized.
COMMENTARY: As Cardinal Pell, Bishop Bätzing and others would testify from different perspectives, papal interview controversies are not rare, but rarely corrected.
The exchange occurred after the USCCB’s pro-life committee took a firm stance in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act.
In his homily, Archbishop Gänswein said Benedict, ‘one of the greatest and most influential theologians of all time on the Chair of Peter, put himself under the protection of a saint for whom there was no theology, only adoration.’
‘May the world acknowledge the catastrophic things that were done over the centuries to the detriment of the local peoples, and not forget this country and this continent.’
Comments the Holy Father made in a recent interview could threaten to overtake his mission of peace.
The Pope is scheduled to meet with victims of violence from eastern Congo on Feb. 1 in Kinshasa following a Mass that is expected to draw 2 million people.
The Pope appeals and prays for peace following a wave of violence in Israel and Palestine this week.
At the end of the Angelus, a young boy and girl in blue sweatshirts joined Pope Francis in the window of the Apostolic Palace and read aloud a letter sharing their commitment to peace.
COMMENTARY: Jettisoning the distinction between ‘orientation and activity’ means the end of chastity as a virtue to be strived for — or implies that ‘the LBGT community’ is not capable of chastity and should therefore be preached a lesser Gospel.
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