Pope Subtly Warns Against Same-Sex Marriage, Decries ‘Secularism And Relativism’

Pope Francis today issued a subtle warning against same-sex marriage shrouded in a speech about the importance of family.

In a formal meeting today with Bishops from Latvia and Estonia, Pope Francis delivered prepared remarks focused on the importance of the traditional family, the needs of single-parent families, and took a subtle swing at same-sex marriage.

Decrying the “insidious dangers” of “secularism and relativism,” the 78-year old pontiff urged the bishops to spread the word of the Catholic Church, though both priests and lay people.

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“The involvement of the lay faithful is indispensable for the evangelizing mission,” the Pope said, according to a translation of his remarks. “Thank God, you can count on the commitment of many good Catholics, in various church activities.”

Pope Francis then turned his remarks toward the importance of the traditional family.

He urged the bishops “to promote the family as a gift of God for the creation of man and woman created in his image and that ‘fundamental cell of society,'” of course, excluding same-sex relationships.

The Pope also warned against modern day formations of marriage, lamenting that “today marriage is often considered a form of emotional gratification that can be constituted in any way and change according to the sensitivity of each one,” a subtle strike at same-sex marriage.

 

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