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And What If the Story of the Pope Embracing Gay Couples Was Just a Hoax?

There are doubts about a new documentary in which it seems that Pope Francis approves civil unions between persons of the same sex regarding what the Pope really said and how he said it. It also appears that the video in question was stolen from an interview given to Chilean television, Televisa, and skillfully manipulated to modify what Francis had said. Furthermore, the Pope had already spoken regarding civil unions several years ago, making the same comment on different occasions

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Francis to Gay People: “God Doesn’t Just Tolerate or Accept You. God Loves You”

The documentary became a global sensation because of Pope Francis’s openness to civil unions for gay people, yet the documentary itself paints a larger picture of this pontificate. There was no shortage of criticism by those who seek to minimize his thoughts, but ignore those who don’t wish to understand his message and watch the film instead. You will see that Francis' message does not require parsing or explanation, for it contains the beauty and essence of the Gospel.

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Celebrating St. Francis Today, When His Love for Humanity is Most Needed

This year the celebrations to honor St. Francis of Assisi on his name day are particularly festive. We can draw much courage and inspiration from his exemplary life during these difficult times. In New York City the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, in the Madison Square Garden area, first started humanitarian relief efforts during the Great Depression with a breadline. Today it continues to do so, making this the oldest parish in the United States to have operated a breadline continuously. Beginning in 1980 they also have provided housing in the neighborhood for the chronically mentally ill.

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“Fratelli Tutti”: Pope Francis and the Conflict Between Politics and Spirituality

What exactly is the role of the papacy? Ostensibly the pope is the spiritual head of the church. More realistically, we should conclude that it is a political office. Encyclicals have always functioned not only as spiritual guidance, but as political statements. I don’t question Christian values, though I prefer to think of them as universal values shared by all religions, but there is a wide gap between spiritual ideals and Church policies and practices.

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Coronavirus, Pope Francis: “We Thought We’d Stay Healthy in a World that Was Sick”

On the evening of Friday, March 27th, Pope Francis officiated a solitary moment of prayer on the Sagrato of St. Peter’s Basilica, the platform at the top of the steps at the end of the vast square. The ceremony included readings from the Scriptures, prayers of supplication, and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and ended with Pope Francis giving the Urbi et orbi – to the City (of Rome) and the World – Blessing. Pope Francis spoke to the world using all the means of modern communication: Facebook, YouTube, TV, and radio.

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