The Pope is doubling down on his anti marriage equality stance

[DemocratSinceBirth]

SIGH

[PeaceNikki]

1. Of course he is. And they think abortion is a bigger sin than raping children, too.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/123042462

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Most lay Catholics in the U S are pro marriage equality and nominally pro choice./NT

[PeaceNikki]

6. That's great, but the RCC spends millions fighting against equality. So....

[NightWatcher]

3. no shit, he's the Pope (aka Head of the Catholic Church)

You were expecting him to?????

[Nye Bevan]

4. Same opinion on this issue that Barack Obama had prior to 2012.

Hopefully the Pope will evolve on this issue as our president did.

[trumad]

5. Please

He's devolving.... rapidly.

[HERVEPA]

10. Good grief. Obama didn't evolve. he played politics and changed when the time was right.

The Pope is an ass who has had a good PR guy.

[SidDithers]

7. Shocked. Shocked I am...

He thinks marriage equality is a machination of Satan.

He's a dumbass.

Sid

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. He hasn't watched tv in twenty years. He doesn't use the net. He spends ten minutes a day ...

He hasn't watched tv in twenty years. He doesn't use the net. He spends ten minutes a day . He has declared war on modernity.

[bigwillq]

8. New pope, same as the old pope.

Both awful.

[ann---]

11. As a religious

leader, I didn't think he'd do otherwise. That wouldn't
prevent those of the same sex from marrying where it is
legal. It just means that the church won't marry them - yet.