Pope Benedict’s secretary sees continuity between Benedict and Francis
Pope Benedict's secretary Archbishop Ganswein contradicts Vatican bishop on continuity between Pope Francis and his predecessor
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Articles tagged Pope Francis
The biggest news event of 2013 – the roller-coaster ride of the papal transition
On every list of most important news events of 2013 appears the papal transition from Pope Benedict XVI to Francis.
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Billy Graham’s son Franklin: Gay lifestyle is ‘a sin,’ and ‘I want to warn people’
In the context of about Pope Francis’ “who am I to judge” comment, Franklin Graham was asked if he would shift his position on “gays.”
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Pope Francis was ‘shocked’ by civil unions/gay adoption bill, urged me to fight it: Malta bishop
“He was quite shocked by the issue of civil unions and gay adoptions in Malta,” the bishop told The Sunday Times of Malta.
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Pope Francis’ doctrine chief: Bishops conference presidents are not ‘vice-popes’
Pope Francis piqued the curiosity of many members of the faithful in his November 24th exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, when he said national bishops’ conferences should be granted “genuine doctrinal authority.”
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Pro-life leaders shocked by removal of Cardinal Burke from important Vatican post
Burke has been known for his outspoken championing of the high priority that Popes Benedict and John Paul II gave to the Church’s pro-life and pro-family teachings.
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Vatican Cardinal Burke interviewed on Pope Francis: says ‘we can never talk enough’ about abortion
"We can never talk enough about that as long as in our society innocent and defenceless human life is being attacked in the most savage way. I mean it’s literally a massacre of the unborn,” said Cardinal Burke.
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Pope Francis: Aborted babies are victims of ‘throwaway culture’ that ‘embodies a practical atheism’
The unborn, along with the poor, the elderly, and the disabled, "are in danger of being ‘thrown out,’ expelled from a machine that must be efficient at all costs," warns the Pope.
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Pro-life leaders urge caution, while Pope, Cardinal Dolan praise controversial Nelson Mandela
Mandela signed one of the world's most liberal pro-abortion laws, supported same-sex "marriage," and was a member of the South African Communist Party.
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Who is Pope Francis talking about? ‘Obsessed’, ‘self-absorbed’, ‘sourpusses’
Analysis - His recent exhortation reveals a faithful Pope who loves Christ and His Church, but who also speaks and writes words often susceptible to misinterpretation and which at times seem hurtful to faithful Catholics and potentially dangerous to the good efforts of those faithful.
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