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Vatican Secretariat of State provides context of Pope Francis civil union remark

November 02, 2020

The clarifications explain that the pope’s comments do not pertain to Catholic doctrine regarding the nature of marriage as a union between one man and one woman, but to provisions of civil law.

A roundup of responses to Pope’s unravelling ‘civil unions’ comments

October 25, 2020

On Wednesday, news broke of comments made by Pope Francis which appeared to support the creation of “civil unions” for same-sex couples. The remarks were featured in Evgeny Afineevsky’s new documentary film, Francesco, which quoted the pope as saying: “Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God. You

Documentary plot thickens: narratives compete amid Vatican silence

October 23, 2020

Controversy over papal support for civil unions continues without Vatican clarification

Analysis: latest papal ‘indulgence’ episode illustrates failure to communicate

October 22, 2020

While the rest of the world is parsing the Pope’s precise language, a few questions are worth considering from a broader angle.

Cardinal says Italian government has effectively legalised same-sex marriage

May 19, 2016

Cardinal Bagnasco said same-sex unions had been put on a par with marriage and the difference was one of vocabulary

Archbishop says Italy’s civil unions bill is a defeat for democracy and family life

May 12, 2016

Archbishop Forte said the family was at risk of being taken over by a 'new vision for society'

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