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Westen related how the “confusing and even erroneous public statements of Pope Francis” have caused the older of his eight children suffering, citing as an example his daughter calling him from college when the Holy Father’s statement that “cohabitation is real marriage and has the grace of real marriage due to fidelity” went viral in 2016.

“I’m duty-bound as a father to correct the pope when he says things that are contrary to the faith publicly,” said Westen. “Or was I supposed to lie to my daughter? Or was I supposed to distort the truth? That’s impossible.”

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[G Larry]

Guess who I have never quoted while teaching Catholic Apologetics?

If asked about "what the Pope said", my response is that I haven't seen any "Ex-cathedra" statements from this Pope.

[allendale]

Face it. This “pope” and a high percentage of the hierarchy and especially the College of Cardinals are agnostics. They are far more familiar and comfortable with Marx rather than St. Augustine. Sorry but just the way it is.

[OpusatFR]

Francis pretty much destroyed the Catholic Church in China, expecially the Underground Catholic Church which persisted through decades of torture and persecution but seems to have disappeared in the wake of Francis the First.