Pope Francis Blasted For Defying Catholic Doctrine,

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Marries 20 Couples Who Have Cohabited And Had Children In No Else But St Peter's Basilica

By Esther Tanquintic-Misa | September 15, 2014 12:02 PM EST

In what seemed to be a direct blow to strict Catholic doctrine of marriage before sex, Pope Francis married 20 couples on Sunday who have lived together and no less already had children. The papal wedding took place in no less than in St. Peter's Basilica.

This "act" of defying strict Catholic doctrines followed the baptismal of a child in January by no less than the pope himself. The child's parents hadn't married in the Catholic church, only in a civil ceremony.

Pope Francis has caused yet another scandal, portal novusordowatch.org said.

The people behind the portal not only blasted the pontiff for "upsetting everything" but likewise criticized the Vatican on why they allowed the women to wear such indecent gowns during the ceremony.

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/566236/20140915/pope-francis-catholic-doctrine-st-peter-s.htm#.VBcM6E7D_lY

The knives are coming out.

[beemer27]

1. About Time !!

If nothing "happens" to Francis, he will go down as the Pope who brought millions of Catholics back to the fold. He has the most compassion and common sense that we have seen in any Pope for many a year. The time is ripe for a Pope this good to step in and repair a lot of the damage that has been done to the Church, by the Church, over the years.
Viva La Papa !!!

[okasha]

2. I'm beginning to suspect

that he has a well-thought-out strategy of breaking down some of the lower barriers between excluded and marginalized groups, building popular support, and then dismantling some of the higher fences.

¡Viva el Papa Francisco!

[demosincebirth]

3. I feel a kinship to this pope which I haven't felt for others. May he live to be 100 with a sharp

and progressive mind that he has.

[goldent]

4. Catholic marriages of people living together occur every day,

well, mostly on Saturdays.

The Priests know it. You might wonder how they know. It is very clever: they ask. They will typically ask the couple to live apart for some time before the wedding.

Is having a child a disqualifier? No, a child does not constitute a lifetime ban on a marriage in the church.

I'm not sure if all priests act in this way, but I know many do.

[47of74]

5. Yep, the more Catholic than the Pope wing speaks again.

Seriously, some of these right wingers think they're more Catholic than Jesus or the Apostles.