Posted on 03/07/2014 8:15:43 AM PST by cleghornboy
Many publications, such as The Huffington Post, have falsely asserted that Pope Francis indicated he is open to homosexual civil unions. Elizabeth Dias correctly notes this is false. She writes, "First, it is important to be clear about what Pope Francis did and did not just say. He did not affirm gay marriage. He did not announce Holy See support for civil unions. He reiterated, yet again, the traditional and non-changing Catholic teaching that marriage is between one man and one woman..." Read her full Blog post for Time here.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in its Instruction entitled "Considerations Regarding Proposals To Give Legal Recognition To Unions Between Homosexual Persons," has this to say in nos. 2-4:
"The Church's teaching on marriage and on the complementarity of the sexes reiterates a truth that is evident to right reason and recognized as such by all the major cultures of the world. Marriage is not just any relationship between human beings. It was established by the Creator with its own nature, essential properties and purpose. No ideology can erase from the human spirit the certainty that marriage exists solely between a man and a woman, who by mutual personal gift, proper and exclusive to themselves, tend toward the communion of their persons. In this way, they mutually perfect each other, in order to cooperate with God in the procreation and upbringing of new human lives.
The natural truth about marriage was confirmed by the Revelation contained in the biblical accounts of creation, an expression also of the original human wisdom, in which the voice of nature itself is heard. There are three fundamental elements of the Creator's plan for marriage, as narrated in the Book of Genesis.
(Excerpt) Read more at lasalettejourney.blogspot.com ...
The Vatican and the pope appear to seek the media’s attention. It is not as though a pattern has not been developed by the media to lie. So why keep feeding them fodder, unless the purpose is to seek attention? I think the pope is playing mind games.
Does this mean the Pope is a homophobe?
IB4TPWMA
I thought that popes were supposed to remain celibate. Why would Francis have been considering a homosexual civil union?
I have stopped reading anything he says, and all things everybody else claims he really said. So I do not know about him considering a homosexual civil union.
I keep getting told the pope is the Victor of Christ or some language like that. Christ was/is far more plain spoken than this guy is. So that leads me to believe he needs attention, and does not care from whom he receives it. Kinda like a politician or a Hollywood starlet.
He didn't. Some homosexuals and media just wish he had. And, apparently, so do some posters on FR. Are you among them?
Arianna Huffington is a B*t*h who cannot be trusted to form two honest words much less publish a trashy website full of hatred and lies. She should go crawl under whatever rock she came out from and disappear!
" Vicar, Latin: vicarius, is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant. Linguistically, vicar is the root of the English prefix "vice", similarly meaning "deputy".
The Church says bishops are "vicars and ambassadors of Christ." The pope is the Bishop of Rome and the term "vicar of Christ" is used for him.
Yes, she is one evil woman.
Here is a tip to Pope Francis from this Catholic - Shut up. Stop making “off-the-cuff” statements on a daily basis. Everything you say needs to be carefully reviewed and vetted, and then READ from a printed document. Your predecessors understood this quite clearly. Otherwise, your statements can and will be misinterpreted, especially by those who desire to stir the pot.
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