Civil unions

Pope Francis leads his general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 4. The weekly papal audience returned to being closed to the public as COVID-19 cases increase in Italy. (CNS/Vatican Media)

The dangers of sensationalizing Pope Francis on LGBTQ issues

Commentary: When we only talk about the pope, we forget about the struggles that grassroots LGBTQ Catholics face showing up to Mass every Sunday.

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By Michael Sean Winters
Pope Francis greets filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky and others involved with the production of the documentary, "Francesco," before the papal general audience at the Vatican Oct. 21. (CNS/Vatican Media)

Pope's civil union comments appear to be taken out of context

By Joshua J. McElwee

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