Monday, March 26, 2012

The Pope's View on U.S. Politics

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120309/eu-vatican-gay-marriage/

Pope Benedict XVI grows concerned about the seemingly disappearing ideal of chastity when he sees the "'powerful' gay marriage lobby" in America. He is encouraging bishops to continue fighting against same-sex marriage and the birth control legislation despite how "counter-cultural" it seems in this day and age. In addition to being awakened to the idea of chastity, Benedict sees a need for instruction "in core church teachings on human sexuality" to help with the problem of couples too frequently living together outside of/before marriage, and others. In speaking of gay marriage Benedict states, "Sexual differences cannot be dismissed as irrelevant to the definition of marriage."

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