VATICAN CITY
Christian Post
BY MORGAN LEE , CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER
June 5, 2014
In a homily on Monday, the single and childless Pope encouraged married couples to not limit their love to their personal pets but to extend to having their own children.
Francis challenged married couples on Monday to resist a “culture of wellbeing” which he suggested had “convinced us it’s better not to have children.” …
Pope Francis recently announced that he will meet with victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic Church clergy for the first time in his papacy later this month. His decision was not universally applauded; a support group for victims, dismissed what it called a “public relations” gesture, arguing that it didn’t address the real problems.
The Vatican leader said at an inflight news conference as he was returning to Rome from the Holy Land that priests abusing children is “such an ugly crime” and a “very grave problem,” Catholic News Service reported.
“We must move ahead, ahead, zero tolerance,” he stated, revealing that he would meet six to eight sex abuse victims from various countries, including Germany, the U.K. and Ireland.
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