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Marriage will forever remain the union of a man and a woman - the pope
2021-09-16
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] Only a man and a woman can be combined in a Christian marriage. The Catholic Church has not only the desire, but also the ability to change this, Pope Francis said on Wednesday, September 15.

Questions of the relationship of people with homosexual addictions can be regulated by civil laws, but this has nothing to do with the Church and marriage, he noted.

At the same time, believers should not alienate those who are bearers of such values. They (bearers) should be accepted and accompanied on their way, Francis added.

Posted by:badanov

#8  "The Catholic Church has not only the desire, but also the ability to change this, Pope Francis said..."

Google Translate sucks.

He said: "has neither the desire nor the ability..."
Posted by: European Conservative   2021-09-16 13:42  

#7  When the ghey marriage thing got hot, I said "Fine. We'll have ghey marriage. A guy married to a girl will be called 'real marriage.'"
Posted by: M. Murcek    2021-09-16 11:21  

#6   This same fellow went on the record a few years ago saying there were actually very few "Christian marriages" due to the extremely high standards set by the religion. Proving a specific marriage invalid is sometimes just a matter of collecting the evidence.
Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843   2021-09-16 11:16  

#5  He came out against abortion this weekend. maybe he put down the manifesto and picked up the Bible for a change.
Posted by: ruprecht   2021-09-16 11:03  

#4  So this is why the priests don't hafta marry the altar boys. Wondered about that.
Posted by: ed in texas   2021-09-16 10:58  

#3  ^ yes. If the Lavender Bund hadn't been so deadset on forcing churches to accept their freakshow travesty-marriages -- and instead settled for civil unions -- we'd all be far better off
Posted by: TinyBlinken   2021-09-16 07:29  

#2  Make it a civil contract between adults, ie civil union. If you want a 'marriage' do it in religious institution or whatever substitute of your choosing. The state will deal with the first, your 'church' can deal with the second. Henry Tudor (VIII) to the courtesy phone.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-09-16 07:23  

#1  Pope - Potpourri - His comment is not a Papal edict; it only smells nice to both sides of the issue.
Posted by: Ebberesing Sproing2119   2021-09-16 01:12  

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