Obama's using the royal We? In all likelihood that wasn't the Pontiff's position. MeShell and Barry don't believe in punishing young, accident-prone girls?
How could the pope and Barry agree on marriage when 0bambi has said he does not support the DOMA?
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Obama and the pope both reject gay marriage; the difference is that Obama’s position is meaningless as he simultaneously opposes any legislation barring it. It’s sort of like how in his notorious Notre Dame speech Mario Cuomo declared himself absolutely opposed to abortion as a Catholic, but pro-choice because the US has separation of church. A shameful dodge, in other words.
You will never be part of the White House press corp with observational questions like that.