The pope said that by allowing such couples to receive communion 'we are not fixing anything.' Instead, he said, they must 'reintegrate' into the faith.
As the pope's finance czar, he's earning ire for implementing a major financial reform. But has he also earned enemies for his strong defense of Catholic teaching?
Bishop Robert McElroy vocally opposes denying Communion to pro-abortion Catholic politicians, saying the practice makes the Eucharist a 'political weapon.'