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Celebrities gush over Francis' remarks on homosexuality and abortion
Dave Urbanski
theblaze.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s a look at Catholics attending Sunday services around the globe who said they were heartened by Pope Francis’ recent remarks that the church has become too focused on “small-minded rules” on hot-button issues such as homosexuality, abortion, and contraceptives.
TheBlaze reported that Francis’ remarks aren’t what some social conservatives want to hear, but these worshipers applauded what they heard as a message of inclusion from the man who assumed the papacy just six months ago.
“I think he’s spot on,” said Shirley Holzknecht, 77, a retired school principal attending services in Little Rock, Ark. “As Catholic Christians, we do need to be more welcoming.”
In Havana, Cuba, Irene Delgado said the church needs to adapt to modern times.
“The world evolves, and I believe that the Catholic Church is seeing that it is being left behind, and that is not good,” said Delgado, 57. “So I think that they chose this Pope Francis because he is progressive, has to change things.”
Francis, in an interview published Thursday in 16 Jesuit journals worldwide, called the church’s focus on abortion, marriage and contraception narrow and said it was driving people away.
A couple of celebrities couldn’t hide their admiration for Francis, either:
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch tweeted this:
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the pope’s words were welcome.
“He’s captured the world’s imagination,” Dolan said...
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