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In reply to the discussion: Yes, I like Pope Francis. Sue me [View all]theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)I can provide as many as you might find sufficient.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/world/americas/14argentina.html?_r=0
The war of words continued on Tuesday as church leaders staged large protests around the country against the proposed law. On Sunday, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, had declared it a destructive attack on Gods plan.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pope-francis-describes-gay-marriage-destructive-attack-on-gods-plan/1087934/
Mario Bergoglio, who will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics as Pope Francis, described same-sex marriage as the work of the devil and a "destructive attack on God's plan."
He has also said that gay adoption is a form of discrimination against children, the Huffington Post reports.
According to the National Catholic Register, in 2010, Francis championed against a bill for same-sex marriage and gay adoption.
Pope Francis went on to describe gay marriage as a "move of the Father of Lies who seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God" and asked for lawmakers to "not act in error", the Post said.
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14234092-new-pope-francis-is-against-gay-marriages
Argentina passed a bill in 2010 allowing same-sex marriages making it the first country in Latin America to legalize it. In addition, the country's president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has also promoted free contraception. Both the issue come in conflict with the pope's thinking.
The Argentine people will face a situation whose outcome can seriously harm the family," The pope's writing to the four monasteries in Argentina.
"At stake is the identity and survival of the family: father, mother and children. At stake are the lives of many children who will be discriminated against in advance, and deprived of their human development given by a father and a mother and willed by God. At stake is the total rejection of Gods law engraved in our hearts.
More:
http://www.fenuxe.com/2013/03/15/what-does-pope-francis-think-about-gay-marriage-lets-ask-him/
http://www.advocate.com/politics/religion/2013/03/13/new-pope-argentina-cardinal-jorge-bergoglio-selected