Dear Pope Francis,

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3. They have been organizing with the American right wing on the 'culture wars' consistently.

Vatican Strengthens Ties with Evangelicals and Mormons Against Gay Marriage
"Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council: “The atmosphere was almost euphoric as the attendees from six of the world’s seven continents broke from the historic gathering to return to their respective nations renewed in their stand for marriage,” he says. “The courts may declare otherwise, and Hollywood may depict its demise, but the union of a man and a woman as the natural and enduring definition of marriage will endure until the end.”
http://time.com/3597245/vatican-evangelicals-mormons-gay-marriage/

Inviting the worst of the religious right to a three day party at the Vatican is a funny way to steer clear of the culture wars....