The Pope’s Tone Softens — But The Vatican Is Still Fighting LGBT Rights Around The World

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3. Francis reaffirms "traditional" marriage

http://www.religiondispatches.org/dispatches/petermontgomery/7752/anti_gay_celebration_in_uganda__weddings_in_england___francis_effect__at_the_vatican/

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Pope Francis himself this week declared that traditional marriage reflects the image of God. Excerpts from Josephine McKenna of the Religion News Service:

“When a man and a woman celebrate the sacrament of marriage, God is reflected in them,” the pontiff told an estimated 45,000 pilgrims who gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

“As ‘one flesh’, they become living icons of God’s love in our world, building up the Church in unity and fidelity,” he said. “The image of God is the married couple — not just the man, not just the woman, but both.”