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Headline: Pope Decries Church's 'Rigid Ideological Positions' After Same-Sex Blessing Ruling
Caption: On Dec. 18, Pope Francis released a document stating that priests are now allowed to bless same-sex couples. Although he did reiterate that the church still views marriage as being between a man and a woman, the pontiff said that anyone seeking God's love and mercy shouldn't have to endure "an exhaustive moral analysis" to receive it.
Keywords: Pope France,Pope,Decries,Rigid,Ideological,Positions,Same-Sex,Blessing,Ruling,Priests,Gay,Man,Woman,Lesbians,God,Bless,Marriage,Moral Analysis
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