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The Second Catholic President Gets Congratulated by the First Atheist Pope Needed: A Shiny New Gospel Which brings me to Pope Francis. He’s the first pope, really, to think that the Catholic church would be stronger if it embraced Diversity in its doctrines and moral teachings. Perhaps the first Christian ever to read St. Paul’s warning about a “new Gospel” and draw from it: Yes! That’s what we need. A shiny new gospel all our own. It would be Pharisaical to insist on Jesus’ actual words. Instead we must take the principles we derive from stray Gospel passages, and teach...

Pope Plays Anti-Trump Card, Blesses Biden Vatican, Italian bishops' media join papal puffery of 'president elect' VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - Pope Francis, who snubbed Donald Trump by refusing to congratulate him after his 2016 victory, has phoned Joe Biden to offer "congratulations and blessings" despite the fiercely contested election results.    Biden officiates at same-sex "marriages" The Holy See Press Office confirmed the pontiff's Thursday morning conversation with Biden, which, it said, "followed the congratulations of the U.S. bishops to Biden" as the "second Catholic president of the country after John F. Kennedy." Biden thanked Francis "for extending blessings and congratulations...