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Pope Francis has said something shocking about homosexuals, divorced Catholics

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">On Friday, April 8, the head of the Roman Catholic Church revealed to the public a major teaching about the Catholic family including sensitive issues such as gay marriage, divorce, cohabitation, abortion and birth control.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0W6Sv_9n-U2IJPEnb0nzwznoPtgZrsiNzCZ2VOdPVoyvi0sd3l_ORR85ZqftxanIKTt_gKP2E9BbT8bgxRQmSXSAItwQyJYDQRfAhqAyHWC-tp6ESxfWLfivsx_aPPTBqHXCyx0Is7y9d/s1600/pope-francis-homosexuals-divorce.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pope Francis" border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0W6Sv_9n-U2IJPEnb0nzwznoPtgZrsiNzCZ2VOdPVoyvi0sd3l_ORR85ZqftxanIKTt_gKP2E9BbT8bgxRQmSXSAItwQyJYDQRfAhqAyHWC-tp6ESxfWLfivsx_aPPTBqHXCyx0Is7y9d/s640/pope-francis-homosexuals-divorce.jpg" title="Pope Francis" width="560" /></a></div><br />The highly anticipated paper called <i>On Love in the Family or Amoris Laetitia</i> in Latin, the 256-page document reflects the consensus of the meetings of the world’s Catholic bishops held in October 2014 and October 2015.<br /><br />Back in 2013, Pope Francis was quoted saying “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” In the groundbreaking document, Pope Francis has once again made a revolutionary remark about homosexuals. Although Pope Francis defines the ideal relationship as a heterosexual marriage and that he doesn’t support gay marriage, he also emphasized that other loving relationships have importance too. <br /><br />The current head of the Roman Catholic Church calls for more mercy and tolerance than judgment. <br /><br />He writes: "Every person, regardless of sexual orientation, ought to be respected in his or her dignity and treated with consideration."<br /><br />The Pontiff also discussed the different circumstances that might possibly lead to a divorce, which is deemed as a sin based on Catholic teachings. He urged priests to “carefully discern situations” and welcome divorced Catholics into religious life. <br /><br />“Such persons need to feel not as excommunicated members of the Church, but instead as living members, able to live and grow in the Church and experience her as a mother who welcomes them always, who takes care of them with affection and encourages them along the path of life and the Gospel,” Pope Francis write.<br /><br />In the document, Pope Francis asked for better sexual education for Catholic youth and maintained his negative stand against artificial birth control. According to him, the practice of “safe sex” sends a “negative attitude towards the natural procreative finality of sexuality”.<br /><br />Moreover, the Pope urged priests to approach Catholics not in judgement but in love as well as to make decisions suitable to their local conditions, needs and culture.<br /><br /><b>-Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Pope Francis has said something shocking about homosexuals, divorced Catholics

On Friday, April 8, the head of the Roman Catholic Church revealed to the public a major teaching about the Catholic family including sensit...

Couple brags abortion on Facebook, earns ire of netizens

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines – “Children are a gift from God” as we say. Babies bring undying smile to the faces of their parents. But not in the case of a couple who blustered a heinous crime online that got viral yesterday, April 7, 2016.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MhFep4uzjD3CxOeMcmkr1Di-pFP7hVjnHNCMI2kzXF68fQV76xMtdB_8VZpOzC0UZt2HhgVWExupWWcFAntP7K-L0lYXRKYT7U_3zFfnwSy4RueGPmbMHZT9osdFR24CLlOI9r4iMnod/s1600/couple-viral-facebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Couple brags abortion on Facebook, earns ire of netizens" border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MhFep4uzjD3CxOeMcmkr1Di-pFP7hVjnHNCMI2kzXF68fQV76xMtdB_8VZpOzC0UZt2HhgVWExupWWcFAntP7K-L0lYXRKYT7U_3zFfnwSy4RueGPmbMHZT9osdFR24CLlOI9r4iMnod/s640/couple-viral-facebook.jpg" title="Couple brags abortion on Facebook, earns ire of netizens" width="560" /></a></div><br />A Filipino Facebook user, under the displayed name of “Galita Palino Arnel Jhetro” first posted on his account a photo of a pregnancy test kit with a positive result on April 2. The man expressed his disbelief and exposed his intent to abort the fetus because he and his partner are not ready yet for a bigger responsibility and obligation by being parents. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ng4e0en885peLKxmLq-ZBMH5xr1wP-KvmWHvbPwX2bTw0WZMXX41Jv42rPH_e7vDfRZJUcG85WVpAQYgrtkxWeoWtKDeV6XtS2S_XXZ7LlppqPs3JECf7UIc3iQVfUTgRL_PiuE708lR/s1600/coupe-brags-abortion-on-facebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A very insensitive and irresponsible post of an alleged “Galita Palino Arnel Jhetro “" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ng4e0en885peLKxmLq-ZBMH5xr1wP-KvmWHvbPwX2bTw0WZMXX41Jv42rPH_e7vDfRZJUcG85WVpAQYgrtkxWeoWtKDeV6XtS2S_XXZ7LlppqPs3JECf7UIc3iQVfUTgRL_PiuE708lR/s640/coupe-brags-abortion-on-facebook.jpg" title="A very insensitive and irresponsible post of an alleged “Galita Palino Arnel Jhetro “" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">A very insensitive and irresponsible post of an alleged “Galita Palino Arnel Jhetro “that fumed the netizens. <br />Photo Credit: Tambayan ni Berto Facebook Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table>A second photo was posted by Galita days after his first one, bragging and displaying another pregnancy test kit with his consort. This time, the test showed a negative result. The fearless couple even stated that the abortion was a success.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwFIvs9koI2SMMxifXNGbMjYNytiO3vuBN-o8jV1NZ-JXbYe-iKIpKhUhk1IGL_Kp8nOQufc59XQpPeQ_R4MjhT6xWh0mDtj7EjN3A-uqKiMmcouk1cuhvdWV_F8yS5LACPrDTHnJkpRx/s1600/couple-brags-abortion-online.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The couple shows off a negative pregnancy test result and unknowingly confessed a crime." border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwFIvs9koI2SMMxifXNGbMjYNytiO3vuBN-o8jV1NZ-JXbYe-iKIpKhUhk1IGL_Kp8nOQufc59XQpPeQ_R4MjhT6xWh0mDtj7EjN3A-uqKiMmcouk1cuhvdWV_F8yS5LACPrDTHnJkpRx/s640/couple-brags-abortion-online.jpg" title="The couple shows off a negative pregnancy test result and unknowingly confessed a crime." width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">The couple shows off a negative pregnancy test result and unknowingly confessed a crime.<br />Photo Credit: Tambayan ni Berto Facebook Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table>Filipinos being pro-life and naturally religious people, hated ill deed. Thousands of netizens vented their anger via comments toward the couple in condemnation of act that they have . Here are some of the harsh feedback toward the couple.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQi4u__OQZGmiMo_ChJHKnESyguUJ-rT-0VtfzM9YEvNivkrTj1y0QnQH4q94fvk_CqbdCxgGdvwfO6kQuG4YJaCDchPVaHHPhitmGQm1csOX-k-BioVgkZVbxnFKsKIOoz7elmus1TMYD/s1600/couple-brags-abortion-online.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Netizens bombard the photo posted by the couple with jarring comments." border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQi4u__OQZGmiMo_ChJHKnESyguUJ-rT-0VtfzM9YEvNivkrTj1y0QnQH4q94fvk_CqbdCxgGdvwfO6kQuG4YJaCDchPVaHHPhitmGQm1csOX-k-BioVgkZVbxnFKsKIOoz7elmus1TMYD/s640/couple-brags-abortion-online.png" title="Netizens bombard the photo posted by the couple with jarring comments." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Netizens bombard the photo posted by the couple with jarring comments.<br />Photo Credit: Tambayan ni Berto Facebook Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table>It is still unclear if the said facebook account has been hacked or has been faked by someone who’s trying to detroy the couple’s reputation due unknown reasons. We tried to search for the actual account name on facebook but it is no longer active as of publishing time.<br /><br />Should the abortion and the persons involve are true, they will be both liable for the crime that they have committed. As per Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution says, in part, "Section 12. The State recognizes the sanctity of family life and shall protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution". It shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception.<br /><br />The act is criminalized by the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, which was enacted in 1930 and remains in effect today. Articles 256, 258 and 259 of the Code mandate imprisonment for the woman who undergoes the abortion, as well as for any person who assists in the procedure, even if they be the woman's parents, a physician or midwife. Article 258 further imposes a higher prison term on the woman or her parents if the abortion is undertaken "in order to conceal [the woman's] dishonor."<br /><br /><b>-Joey Boy Capos, The Summit Express</b></div>

Couple brags abortion on Facebook, earns ire of netizens

MANILA, Philippines – “Children are a gift from God” as we say. Babies bring undying smile to the faces of their parents. But not in the cas...