Melech 9,900 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 ROME, February 5, 2015 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pope Francis offered his support this week to pro-family Slovaks who have championed a referendum this Saturday to outlaw “gay marriage†and adoption of children by same-s-x partners. In his weekly general audience on Wednesday, during the section where the pope normally greets different nationalities, Francis said, “I greet the pilgrims from Slovakia and, through them, I wish to express my appreciation to the entire Slovak church, encouraging everyone to continue their efforts in defense of the family, the vital cell of society.†In his address, the pope continued his weekly catechesis on the family by speaking about the figure of the father. Naming as the ideal St. Joseph, the spouse of the Virgin Mary, Francis said, “Every family needs a father.†It is the father’s role to teach children “to feel and act, speak and judge with wisdom and righteousness.†The “wise†and “mature†father corrects mistakes and gives “a testimony of rigor and firmness.†In June last year, Slovakia passed an amendment to the constitution that defines marriage as a “unique bond between a man and a woman.†The amendment sets up a considerable legal roadblock to any plans to create “same-s-x marriage.†When the amendment was proposed, ILGA Europe, one of the largest homos-xualist lobby groups in the world, issued a demand that the country drop the proposal and adopt the gender ideology. The referendum on the “protection of the family†comes after the pro-family group Alliance for Family gathered 400,000 signatures for the proposal, with the support of the Catholic bishops. Even though the country has already banned same-s-x “marriage,†the referendum’s backers hope a popular vote will pre-empt potential European court decisions. The referendum will ask voters to support or reject the following four proposals: that marriage is defined as a union of one man and one woman; that adoptive parents must be married, to provide the best environment for the children involved; that parents be allowed to opt out their children from school classes dealing in s-x education and euthanasia; that same-s-x registered partnerships be banned. The pope’s support for Slovakia’s defenders of the family follows comments he made in Manila, denouncing attempts to re-write the nature of the family. “The family is threatened by growing efforts on the part of some to redefine the very institution of marriage. These realities are increasingly under attack from powerful forces which threaten to disfigure God’s plan for creation,†Pope Francis said. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-supports-slovak-effort-to-ban-gay-marriage-adoption Mess, could religious leaders stop intervene in politics, thank u very much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermioneGranger 608 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Stupid man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danhale 0 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 He's a bit of a phony... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo Freud 653 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Didn't this man once say "Who am I to judge" and gave like a blessing or some ****. It was obviously just a ploy to bring attention to his leadership and the catholic church Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adorno 484 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Get off people's dicks, ****er ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimtinoAguilera 0 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Go Pope Francis. We live in a world where humans give so much importance to their opinions that sometimes the truth becomes obscured with the fault the majority pushes that even we know God would back us up in the truth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharamon 6,839 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Alright i lost respect for this guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagzus 23,140 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 but he wears a dress & likes (choir) boys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimtinoAguilera 0 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 “The family is threatened by growing efforts on the part of some to redefine the very institution of marriage. These realities are increasingly under attack from powerful forces which threaten to disfigure God’s plan for creation,†Pope Francis said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreyw 4,285 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Wasn't he not bothered by gays? :huh: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipz 1,208 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 The Church hasn't changed through the Centuries, still the same **** and denying everything. Maybe they'll propose to burn lgbt people like they burned ''witches'' in the past? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterdreams 1,529 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Some of the church is so two faced Haters gonna need more than a flashlight for my shade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfSpain 10,010 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 OMG WHAT?? WHAT A SURPRISE!! wait no http://gagadaily.com/forums/topic/227246-ceremony-gagas-videography-megarate/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garnite 8 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Wasn't he not bothered by gays? no, that's just the media spin on his choice attempts to try and recover the unrecoverable image of the catholic church. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumbold 517 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 the pope is a phony, what else is new Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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