Part of the problem with what the pope says is that the only part that is getting reported is about global warming and immigration. I think church leaders, all of them, lean towards charity and kindness, even to the point of opposing the death penalty, etc.
How many articles have you read about his chastising the congress on his statement about the importance of life in all stages of development, and his obvious condemnation of gay lifestyles, etc when he spoke about the importance of the family unit and the attacks on it?
None.
In the interest of disclosure, we are a Catholic family.
And like most, total conservatives.
RE: his obvious condemnation of gay lifestyles, etc when he spoke about the importance of the family unit and the attacks on it?
Here is the part of Pope Francis’ speech that one could say, vaguely refer to same-sex marriage :
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Yet I cannot hide my concern for the family, which is threatened, perhaps as never before, from within and without. Fundamental relationships are being called into question, as is the very basis of marriage and the family. I can only reiterate the importance and, above all, the richness and the beauty of family life.
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Where’s the condemnation?
The above statement is so general that Gay Couples can always take this as being allowed to marry and adopt children and hence, contributing to the “richness and the beauty of family life.”