Gloria.TV News on the 30th of October 2015

Contradiction: Paragraph 58 of the final document of the Synod on the Family contradicts Familiaris Consortio. Nevertheless, it was voted by 94 percent of the probably clueless bishops. Paragraph 58 claims that the family can not be the only place for sex education. By contrast, Pope John Paul II says in Familiaris Consortio that sex education is the right and duty of the parents and can only take place under their control.

Mercy Trick: Father Longenecker writes that – quote – “I’m having problems with the present talk about mercy in the Church.” He explains: “Of course I don’t have problems with the Divine Mercy, but with the way some churchmen and the press are using the concept of mercy to twist the Catholic Church’s teaching and practice.”

Soviet Union is Now in the West: During a meeting with the Protestant Evangelist Franklin Graham, Moscow Patriarch Kirill said that Christian moral values in Western society have become secondary. Kirill especially criticized homosex laws. Quote: “People who disagree with these laws are even subjected to repression.” Kirill said that his church has severed relations with churches that have accepted the idea of same-sex unions.

He came second: Pope Francis has been voted by young people in the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Annual Survey 2015 as one of the most inspiring and admirable figures in the world. He came second in, just behind the controversial Nelson Mandela. Other figures who feature in the survey were Mahatma Gandhi, Barack Obama and Bill Gates.