Francis Asked About Open Church Allegedly Closed To Homosexuals
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He did not like "the reduction": "This is not ecclesial, it is gnostic. It's like a Gnostic heresy that's somewhat fashionable today - a certain gnosticism that reduces ecclesial reality, and that's not helpful," he waffled in front of a baffled audience.
Francis called the question "courageous" although it has the power of the oligarchs behind it.
Asked about his health, he replied, "The stitches have been removed. I lead a normal life. I wear a band that I have to wear for two or three months until my muscles get stronger."
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