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Women’s voices and votes loom large as pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church’s future
1 year, 3 months ago

Women’s voices and votes loom large as pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church’s future

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — A few years ago, Pope Francis told the head of the main Vatican-backed Catholic women’s organization to be “brave” in pushing for change for women in the Catholic Church. “And for women, this is an extraordinary step forward.” Women have long complained they are treated as second-class citizens in the church, barred from the priesthood and highest …

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'Tis the Season To Woo Christians: Eye on 2024 Polls, BJP Organises Christmas Celebrations
2 years ago

'Tis the Season To Woo Christians: Eye on 2024 Polls, BJP Organises Christmas Celebrations

News 18  

The Bharatiya Christian Manch, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson, has begun an outreach programme with the community to promote the development agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said he had already invited him and he would see that the Pope comes to India: Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath on meeting with PM Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/WsbjnVCfV1 — ANI December …

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Vatican bars gay union blessing, says God ‘can’t bless sin’
3 years, 9 months ago

Vatican bars gay union blessing, says God ‘can’t bless sin’

Associated Press  

ROME — The Vatican declared Monday that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.” The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a formal response to a question about whether Catholic clergy have the authority to bless gay unions. The Vatican holds that gay people must be treated with dignity …

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Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
4 years, 2 months ago

Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions

Associated Press  

ROME — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, given the Vatican’s official teaching on the issue. James Martin, a Jesuit who has sought to build bridges with gay Catholics, praised the comments as “a major step …

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