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16-05-2025
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Pope affirms family is based on traditional marriage
Pope Leo XIV has affirmed that the family is founded on the "stable union between a man and a woman", and the unborn and elderly enjoy dignity as God's creatures, articulating clear Catholic teaching on marriage and abortion at the start of his pontificate. Leo, the first American pope, also called for reviving multilateral diplomacy and promoting dialogue between religions in the search for peace, in his first meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps. The audience on Friday was private, but the Vatican released Leo's prepared text and that of the dean of the diplomatic corps. The encounter is one of the protocol requirements after a conclave, allowing a new pope to greet representatives of world governments before his formal installation mass on this Sunday. The Holy See is a sovereign state under international law, has diplomatic relations with more than 180 countries and enjoys observer status at the United Nations. Leo, a member of the Augustinian religious order, has emphasised peace as a priority of his pontificate, from the first words he uttered on the loggia of St Peter's Basilica after his May 8 election, "Peace be with you all." In his remarks, he said the search for peace was one of the pillars of the papacy. He insisted that peace is not just the absence of conflict but a "gift" that requires work, from an end to the production of weapons to choosing words carefully. "For words too, not only weapons, can wound and even kill." He said it was up to governments to build peaceful societies "above all by investing in the family, founded upon the stable union between a man and a woman". "In addition, no one is exempted from striving to ensure respect for the dignity of every person, especially the most frail and vulnerable, from the unborn to the elderly, from the sick to the unemployed, citizens and immigrants alike," he said. Pope Francis strongly reaffirmed core Catholic teaching opposing abortion and euthanasia, saying they were evidence of today's "throwaway culture". But he also made reaching out to LGBTQI Catholics a hallmark, insisting they are welcome in the church. He never changed church doctrine defining marriage as a union between man and woman and homosexual acts as "intrinsically disordered". As the then-head of the Augustinian order, the Reverend Robert Prevost in 2012 criticised the "homosexual lifestyle" and the role of mass media in promoting acceptance of same-sex relationships that conflicted with Catholic doctrine. A decade later, during Francis's pontificate, he acknowledged Francis's call for a more inclusive church, and said he did not want people excluded just on the basis of their lifestyle. Lifeline 13 11 14 Fullstop Australia 1800 385 578 Pope Leo XIV has affirmed that the family is founded on the "stable union between a man and a woman", and the unborn and elderly enjoy dignity as God's creatures, articulating clear Catholic teaching on marriage and abortion at the start of his pontificate. Leo, the first American pope, also called for reviving multilateral diplomacy and promoting dialogue between religions in the search for peace, in his first meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps. The audience on Friday was private, but the Vatican released Leo's prepared text and that of the dean of the diplomatic corps. The encounter is one of the protocol requirements after a conclave, allowing a new pope to greet representatives of world governments before his formal installation mass on this Sunday. The Holy See is a sovereign state under international law, has diplomatic relations with more than 180 countries and enjoys observer status at the United Nations. Leo, a member of the Augustinian religious order, has emphasised peace as a priority of his pontificate, from the first words he uttered on the loggia of St Peter's Basilica after his May 8 election, "Peace be with you all." In his remarks, he said the search for peace was one of the pillars of the papacy. He insisted that peace is not just the absence of conflict but a "gift" that requires work, from an end to the production of weapons to choosing words carefully. "For words too, not only weapons, can wound and even kill." He said it was up to governments to build peaceful societies "above all by investing in the family, founded upon the stable union between a man and a woman". "In addition, no one is exempted from striving to ensure respect for the dignity of every person, especially the most frail and vulnerable, from the unborn to the elderly, from the sick to the unemployed, citizens and immigrants alike," he said. Pope Francis strongly reaffirmed core Catholic teaching opposing abortion and euthanasia, saying they were evidence of today's "throwaway culture". But he also made reaching out to LGBTQI Catholics a hallmark, insisting they are welcome in the church. He never changed church doctrine defining marriage as a union between man and woman and homosexual acts as "intrinsically disordered". As the then-head of the Augustinian order, the Reverend Robert Prevost in 2012 criticised the "homosexual lifestyle" and the role of mass media in promoting acceptance of same-sex relationships that conflicted with Catholic doctrine. A decade later, during Francis's pontificate, he acknowledged Francis's call for a more inclusive church, and said he did not want people excluded just on the basis of their lifestyle. Lifeline 13 11 14 Fullstop Australia 1800 385 578 Pope Leo XIV has affirmed that the family is founded on the "stable union between a man and a woman", and the unborn and elderly enjoy dignity as God's creatures, articulating clear Catholic teaching on marriage and abortion at the start of his pontificate. Leo, the first American pope, also called for reviving multilateral diplomacy and promoting dialogue between religions in the search for peace, in his first meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps. The audience on Friday was private, but the Vatican released Leo's prepared text and that of the dean of the diplomatic corps. The encounter is one of the protocol requirements after a conclave, allowing a new pope to greet representatives of world governments before his formal installation mass on this Sunday. The Holy See is a sovereign state under international law, has diplomatic relations with more than 180 countries and enjoys observer status at the United Nations. Leo, a member of the Augustinian religious order, has emphasised peace as a priority of his pontificate, from the first words he uttered on the loggia of St Peter's Basilica after his May 8 election, "Peace be with you all." In his remarks, he said the search for peace was one of the pillars of the papacy. He insisted that peace is not just the absence of conflict but a "gift" that requires work, from an end to the production of weapons to choosing words carefully. "For words too, not only weapons, can wound and even kill." He said it was up to governments to build peaceful societies "above all by investing in the family, founded upon the stable union between a man and a woman". "In addition, no one is exempted from striving to ensure respect for the dignity of every person, especially the most frail and vulnerable, from the unborn to the elderly, from the sick to the unemployed, citizens and immigrants alike," he said. Pope Francis strongly reaffirmed core Catholic teaching opposing abortion and euthanasia, saying they were evidence of today's "throwaway culture". But he also made reaching out to LGBTQI Catholics a hallmark, insisting they are welcome in the church. He never changed church doctrine defining marriage as a union between man and woman and homosexual acts as "intrinsically disordered". As the then-head of the Augustinian order, the Reverend Robert Prevost in 2012 criticised the "homosexual lifestyle" and the role of mass media in promoting acceptance of same-sex relationships that conflicted with Catholic doctrine. A decade later, during Francis's pontificate, he acknowledged Francis's call for a more inclusive church, and said he did not want people excluded just on the basis of their lifestyle. Lifeline 13 11 14 Fullstop Australia 1800 385 578 Pope Leo XIV has affirmed that the family is founded on the "stable union between a man and a woman", and the unborn and elderly enjoy dignity as God's creatures, articulating clear Catholic teaching on marriage and abortion at the start of his pontificate. Leo, the first American pope, also called for reviving multilateral diplomacy and promoting dialogue between religions in the search for peace, in his first meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps. The audience on Friday was private, but the Vatican released Leo's prepared text and that of the dean of the diplomatic corps. The encounter is one of the protocol requirements after a conclave, allowing a new pope to greet representatives of world governments before his formal installation mass on this Sunday. The Holy See is a sovereign state under international law, has diplomatic relations with more than 180 countries and enjoys observer status at the United Nations. Leo, a member of the Augustinian religious order, has emphasised peace as a priority of his pontificate, from the first words he uttered on the loggia of St Peter's Basilica after his May 8 election, "Peace be with you all." In his remarks, he said the search for peace was one of the pillars of the papacy. He insisted that peace is not just the absence of conflict but a "gift" that requires work, from an end to the production of weapons to choosing words carefully. "For words too, not only weapons, can wound and even kill." He said it was up to governments to build peaceful societies "above all by investing in the family, founded upon the stable union between a man and a woman". "In addition, no one is exempted from striving to ensure respect for the dignity of every person, especially the most frail and vulnerable, from the unborn to the elderly, from the sick to the unemployed, citizens and immigrants alike," he said. Pope Francis strongly reaffirmed core Catholic teaching opposing abortion and euthanasia, saying they were evidence of today's "throwaway culture". But he also made reaching out to LGBTQI Catholics a hallmark, insisting they are welcome in the church. He never changed church doctrine defining marriage as a union between man and woman and homosexual acts as "intrinsically disordered". As the then-head of the Augustinian order, the Reverend Robert Prevost in 2012 criticised the "homosexual lifestyle" and the role of mass media in promoting acceptance of same-sex relationships that conflicted with Catholic doctrine. A decade later, during Francis's pontificate, he acknowledged Francis's call for a more inclusive church, and said he did not want people excluded just on the basis of their lifestyle. Lifeline 13 11 14 Fullstop Australia 1800 385 578
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10-05-2025
- Politics
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Pope Leo tells cardinals to continue legacy of Francis
Pope Leo XIV has signalled he will continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a "precious legacy" that must carry on. In his first meeting with all the cardinals since his election as pontiff on May 8, Leo also asked the senior clerics to renew their commitment to major Church reforms enacted by the landmark Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. Leo said Francis, who died on April 21, broadly had a vision of opening the staid 1.4 billion-member church to the modern world, had left an "example of complete dedication to service". "Let us take up this precious legacy and continue on the journey," the new pope told the cardinals on Saturday. The pontiff also asked the clerics to "renew together our complete commitment" to the reforms enacted by the council, which included celebrating the mass in local languages rather than Latin and pursuing dialogue with other religions. He cited Francis's focus on "courageous and trusting dialogue with the contemporary world in its various components and realities". Francis was pope for 12 years and often garnered criticism from conservative cardinals, who said he was watering down the church's doctrine on issues such as inclusion of LGBTQI Catholics and women's leadership. Leo, the former US Cardinal Robert Prevost, was a relative unknown on the global stage before his election as pontiff. He had spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru before serving as a senior Vatican official for the past two years. The new Pope said on Saturday he had taken his papal name partly to honour Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903), who was known as an advocate for social justice and pushed for fair pay and treatment of workers during the industrial revolution. Leo XIV said the church must take the lead in facing newer threats to workers, such as artificial intelligence. He said AI posed "new challenges for the defence of human dignity, justice and labour". Leo's two-hour meeting with the cardinals took a different format to that used by previous popes, who would typically offer a speech and expect the clerics only to listen. This time, Leo gave a prepared address and then opened the floor to any cardinal who wanted to make a comment - allowing the clerics to voice their opinions and concerns about the main issues facing the global church. "He listened very carefully, but he knows he's going to have to make the decisions," Irish Cardinal Sean Brady told Reuters. "But we're here to help him." Spanish Cardinal Aquilino Bocos Merino described the meeting as "very cordial and communal." Leo greeted each of the cardinals individually as they left the meeting, which was held in the same small Vatican auditorium where the cardinals had been gathering in the days before the conclave to discuss who should be the next pope. Pope Leo XIV has signalled he will continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a "precious legacy" that must carry on. In his first meeting with all the cardinals since his election as pontiff on May 8, Leo also asked the senior clerics to renew their commitment to major Church reforms enacted by the landmark Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. Leo said Francis, who died on April 21, broadly had a vision of opening the staid 1.4 billion-member church to the modern world, had left an "example of complete dedication to service". "Let us take up this precious legacy and continue on the journey," the new pope told the cardinals on Saturday. The pontiff also asked the clerics to "renew together our complete commitment" to the reforms enacted by the council, which included celebrating the mass in local languages rather than Latin and pursuing dialogue with other religions. He cited Francis's focus on "courageous and trusting dialogue with the contemporary world in its various components and realities". Francis was pope for 12 years and often garnered criticism from conservative cardinals, who said he was watering down the church's doctrine on issues such as inclusion of LGBTQI Catholics and women's leadership. Leo, the former US Cardinal Robert Prevost, was a relative unknown on the global stage before his election as pontiff. He had spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru before serving as a senior Vatican official for the past two years. The new Pope said on Saturday he had taken his papal name partly to honour Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903), who was known as an advocate for social justice and pushed for fair pay and treatment of workers during the industrial revolution. Leo XIV said the church must take the lead in facing newer threats to workers, such as artificial intelligence. He said AI posed "new challenges for the defence of human dignity, justice and labour". Leo's two-hour meeting with the cardinals took a different format to that used by previous popes, who would typically offer a speech and expect the clerics only to listen. This time, Leo gave a prepared address and then opened the floor to any cardinal who wanted to make a comment - allowing the clerics to voice their opinions and concerns about the main issues facing the global church. "He listened very carefully, but he knows he's going to have to make the decisions," Irish Cardinal Sean Brady told Reuters. "But we're here to help him." Spanish Cardinal Aquilino Bocos Merino described the meeting as "very cordial and communal." Leo greeted each of the cardinals individually as they left the meeting, which was held in the same small Vatican auditorium where the cardinals had been gathering in the days before the conclave to discuss who should be the next pope. Pope Leo XIV has signalled he will continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a "precious legacy" that must carry on. In his first meeting with all the cardinals since his election as pontiff on May 8, Leo also asked the senior clerics to renew their commitment to major Church reforms enacted by the landmark Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. Leo said Francis, who died on April 21, broadly had a vision of opening the staid 1.4 billion-member church to the modern world, had left an "example of complete dedication to service". "Let us take up this precious legacy and continue on the journey," the new pope told the cardinals on Saturday. The pontiff also asked the clerics to "renew together our complete commitment" to the reforms enacted by the council, which included celebrating the mass in local languages rather than Latin and pursuing dialogue with other religions. He cited Francis's focus on "courageous and trusting dialogue with the contemporary world in its various components and realities". Francis was pope for 12 years and often garnered criticism from conservative cardinals, who said he was watering down the church's doctrine on issues such as inclusion of LGBTQI Catholics and women's leadership. Leo, the former US Cardinal Robert Prevost, was a relative unknown on the global stage before his election as pontiff. He had spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru before serving as a senior Vatican official for the past two years. The new Pope said on Saturday he had taken his papal name partly to honour Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903), who was known as an advocate for social justice and pushed for fair pay and treatment of workers during the industrial revolution. Leo XIV said the church must take the lead in facing newer threats to workers, such as artificial intelligence. He said AI posed "new challenges for the defence of human dignity, justice and labour". Leo's two-hour meeting with the cardinals took a different format to that used by previous popes, who would typically offer a speech and expect the clerics only to listen. This time, Leo gave a prepared address and then opened the floor to any cardinal who wanted to make a comment - allowing the clerics to voice their opinions and concerns about the main issues facing the global church. "He listened very carefully, but he knows he's going to have to make the decisions," Irish Cardinal Sean Brady told Reuters. "But we're here to help him." Spanish Cardinal Aquilino Bocos Merino described the meeting as "very cordial and communal." Leo greeted each of the cardinals individually as they left the meeting, which was held in the same small Vatican auditorium where the cardinals had been gathering in the days before the conclave to discuss who should be the next pope. Pope Leo XIV has signalled he will continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a "precious legacy" that must carry on. In his first meeting with all the cardinals since his election as pontiff on May 8, Leo also asked the senior clerics to renew their commitment to major Church reforms enacted by the landmark Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. Leo said Francis, who died on April 21, broadly had a vision of opening the staid 1.4 billion-member church to the modern world, had left an "example of complete dedication to service". "Let us take up this precious legacy and continue on the journey," the new pope told the cardinals on Saturday. The pontiff also asked the clerics to "renew together our complete commitment" to the reforms enacted by the council, which included celebrating the mass in local languages rather than Latin and pursuing dialogue with other religions. He cited Francis's focus on "courageous and trusting dialogue with the contemporary world in its various components and realities". Francis was pope for 12 years and often garnered criticism from conservative cardinals, who said he was watering down the church's doctrine on issues such as inclusion of LGBTQI Catholics and women's leadership. Leo, the former US Cardinal Robert Prevost, was a relative unknown on the global stage before his election as pontiff. He had spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru before serving as a senior Vatican official for the past two years. The new Pope said on Saturday he had taken his papal name partly to honour Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903), who was known as an advocate for social justice and pushed for fair pay and treatment of workers during the industrial revolution. Leo XIV said the church must take the lead in facing newer threats to workers, such as artificial intelligence. He said AI posed "new challenges for the defence of human dignity, justice and labour". Leo's two-hour meeting with the cardinals took a different format to that used by previous popes, who would typically offer a speech and expect the clerics only to listen. This time, Leo gave a prepared address and then opened the floor to any cardinal who wanted to make a comment - allowing the clerics to voice their opinions and concerns about the main issues facing the global church. "He listened very carefully, but he knows he's going to have to make the decisions," Irish Cardinal Sean Brady told Reuters. "But we're here to help him." Spanish Cardinal Aquilino Bocos Merino described the meeting as "very cordial and communal." Leo greeted each of the cardinals individually as they left the meeting, which was held in the same small Vatican auditorium where the cardinals had been gathering in the days before the conclave to discuss who should be the next pope.
