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Did Pope Francis Affirm Same-sex Marriage?

A Reflection on Fiducia Supplicans

I am a Christian who holds to the classical orthodox faith. I am a protesting Pentecostal, who believes in the universality of the Church. I am not Roman Catholic, but I would like to offer reflections on the recent document Fiducia Supplicans: On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings. This document has been popularly interpreted as the Vatican’s affirmation of homosexual relationships and representing a change in Roman Catholic teaching regarding human sexuality. In the spirit of Christian fraternity, I have carefully read the document. I would like to offer some reflections.

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Lessons on Leadership from the Bishop of Rome

Pope Francis’s recent address to the Italian bishops was a call to be models of discipleship, not masters over persons.

“The consequence of the love of the Lord is to give everything—exactly everything, even one’s own life—for Him: This is that which ought to distinguish our pastoral ministry. It is the ‘acid test’ that bespeaks the profundity that we have embraced, the gift we have received. By responding to the call of Jesus, we show how much we are bound to the persons and the communities that have been entrusted to us.”

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