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Surprise, Questions, Silence Follow Pope Francis’s Comments on Homosexuality Among New England Catholic Leaders

Surprise, Questions, Silence Follow Pope Francis’s Comments on Homosexuality Among New England Catholic Leaders

A day after Pope Francis rocked the Catholic world with the publication of comments supporting civil unions for same-sex couples, Catholic bishops in New England are reacting with questions, nuance, or silence. "What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered. I stood up for that," the pope says in a new film about him called Francesco, according to Catholic News Agency.

A day after Pope Francis rocked the Catholic world with the publication of comments supporting civil unions for same-sex couples, Catholic bishops in New England are reacting with questions, nuance, or silence. "What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered. I stood up for that," the pope says in a new film about him called Francesco, according to Catholic News Agency.…