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At Marriage Meeting With US Anti-Gay Leaders, Pope Decries ‘Spiritual Devastation’ Of New Morality

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Pope Francis is in Rome this week at a “traditional marriage” conference. In attendance are some of America’s most active anti-gay activists.

Today kicks off the Vatican’s Humanum conference, a meeting of mostly-Catholics from around the world. The official title is, “An International Interreligious Colloquium on The Complementarity of Man and Woman,” which should explain why some of America’s most anti-gay activists are thrilled to be in attendance.

From news reports and social media, The New Civil Rights Movement is able to find at least these 14 anti-gay religious crusaders at the Vatican’s Humanum:

Rick Warren, Pastor 

Russell Moore, President of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

Robert P. George, National Organization For Marriage Co-founder 

Phillip Bethancourt, Executive VP, Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

Maggie Gallagher, National Organization For Marriage Co-founder 

Tony Perkins,  President of the Family Research Council

Brian Brown, President, National Organization For Marriage, 

Henry Eyring, President of the Mormon Church

Eric Teetsel, Executive Director of the Manhattan Declaration Institute

Ryan T. Anderson, Heritage Foundation Fellow

Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican

Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Philadelphia

Austen Ivereigh, author and Catholic Voices founder

The Pope’s speech, full video below, included many veiled attacks on same-sex marriage. Although he did not mention same-sex marriage specifically, his remarks were enough for Christian publications to run headlines like, “Pope Francis stands firm on marriage at Humanum Colloquium.”

“We know that today marriage and the family are in crisis,” the Pope told his very-willing audience. “This revolution in manners and morals has often flown the flag of freedom, but in fact it has brought spiritual and material devastation to countless human beings, especially the poorest and most vulnerable.”

“We now live in a culture of the temporary, in which more and more people are simply giving up on marriage as a public commitment.”

“Do not fall into the trap of being swayed by political notion. Family is an anthropological fact – a socially and culturally related fact.”

 

Here’s the Pope’s speech (and text) – you can choose English subtitles:

 

Fortunately, LGBT pundits and activists shared their thoughts via Twitter:

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On Thursday night the White House confirmed top presidential aide Hope Hicks tested positive for coronavirus. Hicks, who is showing symptoms, tested positive on Wednesday, but President Trump continued his schedule as usual, including attending a fundraiser in Bedminster, New Jersey. The President and First Lady did not begin self-quarantining until late Thursday night.

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‘Isn’t Trump Supposed to Self-Quarantine?’: Americans Respond to Top POTUS Aide Hope Hicks Positive Coronavirus Test

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Counselor to the President Hope Hicks has tested positive for the coronavirus. The top presidential aide has been traveling with President Donald Trump as recently as Wednesday.

“Hicks traveled with Trump aboard Air Force One to and from the presidential debate on Tuesday,” according to Bloomberg News, which also reported her positive test.

“No indication Trump has contracted coronvirus, but inner circle aide Hope Hicks has it, and is experiencing symptoms of the disease,” Bloomberg’s Jennifer Jacobs reports. “She was in close proximity to him, maskless, in recent days. She was quarantined on AF1 on trip back from Minnesota.”

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