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John Paul II’s response to the gay pride event in Rome and his precise articulation of Catholic sexual teaching highlights the dissimilarity between his governance and that of the Francis pontificate – the latter marked by confusion, ambiguity in teaching, and infamous remarks such as “Who am I to judge.”

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Firing of LGBT Church Workers a “Very Difficult Question,” Says Cardinal

Cardinal’s Welcome to LGBT Catholics ‘Felt Like a Miracle’

As Church Shifts, a Cardinal Welcomes Gays; They Embrace a ‘Miracle’

Joseph Tobin (Newark, NJ) is, of course, a franciscardinal.