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September 20, 2013

Pope Francis Calls for Major Shift on Gays, Abortion 
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Pope Francis has signaled a historic shift in the Vatican's long-held
doctrines. In an interview with an Italian Jesuit publication, Pope
Francis said the church has been unfairly "obsessed" with issues
including abortion, contraception and gay marriage and called for a more
inclusive church that would be a "home for all." Pope Francis said: "It
is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time. The dogmatic
and moral teachings of the church are not all equivalent. The church’s
pastoral ministry cannot be obsessed with the transmission of a
disjointed multitude of doctrines to be imposed insistently." The pope
added: "We have to find a new balance. Otherwise even the moral edifice
of the church is likely to fall like a house of cards." In a homily
today, the Pope described money as the root of all evil.

 

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