For a man who has made it a point to be humble in his faith and to assume politicians in the United States to task,assembly Davis was a profound errorPope Francis will never be pro-choice. He will never preside over the ordination of women nor perform a same-sex wedding. He is a Catholic, after all.
But from the moment he alighted in DC to wheels up from Philadelphia for his first US visit, and the pope’s statements sent shockwaves through both the Catholic communion and the US political community. While speaking to Congress,he demanded attention to climate change. He chastised a war-happy nation against selling arms for “blood money” and never once did he use the word “abortion” in a public forum. For the Roman Catholic Church, which evolves at a glacial pace, or each of these small utterances or omissions were nothing short of miraculous. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com