"This Is God's Dream": Pope Francis Asserts Marriage Is Between a Man and Woman

Eric Chen : Oct 5, 2015
Gospel Herald

Francis dedicated one-third of his sermon to the topic of love between man and woman and its role in procreation.

Pope Francis addressed a meeting of some 300 Catholic bishops from around a world Sunday by forcefully asserting that marriage is an indissoluble bond between man and woman, for it is "God's dream for His beloved creation." But he said the Church doesn't judge and must "seek out and care for hurting couples with the balm of acceptance and mercy." (Photo: REUTERS/Max Rossi/via Gospel Herald)

Francis said the Church cannot be "swayed by passing fads or popular opinion," but he also pointed out that the Church is also a mother who doesn't point fingers or judge her children, as marriages fail. Presiding over the Family in the Modern World synod at the Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, he talked about the needs and ways to better minister to Catholic families experiencing separation, divorce and other problems when the Church's teaching holds that marriage is forever.

His statements addressing the divisive issues confronting the orthodox and traditional meaning of marriage came shortly after the media's coverage on his meetings with Kentucky County clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed for six days for refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple, and with a gay man during his visit to the United States in September.

According to Reuters, Francis dedicated one-third of his sermon to the topic of love between man and woman and its role in procreation.

"This is God's dream for His beloved creation: to see it fulfilled in the loving union between a man and a woman, rejoicing in their shared journey, fruitful in their mutual gift of self," he said, referencing heterosexual marriage as "true meaning of the couple and of human sexuality in God's plan."

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