The Vatican has been condemning homosexual "marriage" for a long time. What makes you think that this is the pope's first statement on the subject? It isn't; and the news story does not say that it is. By the way, speaking of people who are slow on the uptake: the Southern Baptist Convention actually praised Roe v. Wade when it was handed down! It took a long time before evangelicals joined the Catholic Church in being against abortion.
Why does this bring to mind mice on the floor of the elephant cage?
Get out of your denominational rut...it ain't about you...it ain't about your denomination...
it's about Jesus.
Move past all this and realize that Jesus Christ is the key, not being Catholic, Protestant, Baptist, Episcopal ect.