Once again the secular media is having a field day with yesterday's weddings at St. Peter's where couples who had lived in sin and/or already had children were married by the Pope - as if this was some kind of groundbreaking event meant to reveal Francis' shift away from Christ's teachings on marriage.
In spite of a significant rise in the acceptance of gays and lesbians members in American religious congregations since 2006, acceptance among members of Catholic Churches is actually declining.
This year's historic Synod of Bishops on the Family, which will be held in Rome on October 5-19 will include 14 married couples as well as representatives of other Christian denominations.
Cardinal Gerhard MullerDuring a recent interview published in L’Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Gerhard Muller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) revealed the Pope's plans to expand the role of women in the Church and said "we are not women gobblers."
The Vatican has issued a statement categorically condemning what it calls "unspeakable criminal acts" by the Islamic State terrorists in Syria and Iraq, saying that "no cause, and certainly no religion, can justify such barbarity."
After nine years of study and consultation on where the sign of peace at Mass should be placed in the liturgy, the Vatican has decided to leave it where it is.
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