Pope Francis Says Sex Outside Marriage is Not the Most Serious Sin

Pope Francis Says Sex Outside Marriage is Not the Most Serious Sin

Pope Francis says fornication is ‘not one of the gravest sins.’

Addressing the press aboard the papal plane on Monday, the 84-year-old pontiff termed pride and hatred as the most serious sins.

“Sins of the flesh are not the most serious. Pride and hatred are the most serious,” Pope Francis is quoted as saying.

He was responding to a question about Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit, who resigned last week following a report that he had a consensual intimate affair with a woman in 2012.

Although the 70-year-old priest denied the relationship was sexual, he resigned to prevent rumors from “damaging the Church.”

“When the gossip grows, grows, grows and takes away the reputation of a person, that man will not be able to govern… and that is an injustice. This is why I accepted Aupetit’s resignation, not on the altar of truth, but on the altar of hypocrisy,’ Pope Francis on the plane back from a trip to Greece.

“I ask myself, what did Aupetit do that was so serious he had to resign? If we don’t know the accusation, we cannot condemn,” he added.

 

Comments

Shiba (not verified)     Fri, 12/10/2021 @ 01:00pm

Hey popa the Bible says forbidding to marry is doctrine of devils. Let the men and women to marry to stem tide of abuse and rampant nun abortions.

Maxiley (not verified)     Fri, 12/10/2021 @ 11:39pm

In reply to by Shiba (not verified)

I say No to priests marrying. Paul was not married. Priesthood is not for people who want to marry,or chase skirts. Not all of us men have a vocation to being priests.Why change the rules because some men cannot zip their pants?Just leave those men out. Simple.

Mundumugo (not verified)     Sat, 12/11/2021 @ 04:08pm

In reply to by Maxiley (not verified)

The 1st Pope was Peter and he was married. There were quite a few popes who had been married and others who fathered children outside of marriage. Prohibiting female companionship seems odd at best and against nature at worst and may be the reason the Catholic Church has these scandals pop up so frequently. It also seems to contravene that be fruitful and multiply edict. My 2 cents.

guest 123 (not verified)     Sat, 12/11/2021 @ 08:30pm

In reply to by Mundumugo (not verified)

It is generally agreed that the apostle Paul was an unmarried man for the duration of his ministry. Not only does Acts omit any mention of Paul having a wife, but also Paul’s own letters seem to indicate the same. Nevertheless, there is some disagreement over whether or not Paul had been married at an earlier point in his life.

Shiba inu (not verified)     Sun, 12/12/2021 @ 04:25pm

In reply to by guest 123 (not verified)

Guest and maxiley @ you must read other books like Josephus, jasher, Enoch etc. They contain other facts not in the bible. E.g. nimrod was not just a man but a giant like goliath. Giants were hybrids who couldn't be redeemed due to animal DNA. Same with the flooded humans and dinosaurs (terrible lizard is the meaning). Satan messed with human and animals DNA. That's why God protected Jesus lineage to make sure he was born of 100pc human. Ref Kevin Zadai

Shiba inu (not verified)     Sat, 12/11/2021 @ 01:42pm

In reply to by Araap Kemei. (not verified)

1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 4For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: 5For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer
1 Tim 4

Shiba inu (not verified)     Mon, 12/13/2021 @ 01:00pm

In reply to by Willy (not verified)

I got 28m but someone at church got 725m, that made me look small. I believe in 7 investment Jewish and biblical style. But I would say buy as much coz it's now at its new low. Watch whiteboard crypto and max maher on tube

Shiba inu (not verified)     Mon, 12/13/2021 @ 01:09pm

In reply to by Willy (not verified)

I got 28m but someone at church got 725m, that made me look small. I believe in 7 investment Jewish and biblical style. But I would say buy as much coz it's now at its new low. Watch whiteboard crypto and max maher on tube

OpenHeavens (not verified)     Fri, 12/10/2021 @ 02:05pm

Well said but this is difficult for most to grasp since we ve grown with the Gospel of performance, as if God keeps records of things done in the flesh. That was the law, true Gospel after Jesus is Grace. Thus fear, unbelief takes the precedence of "greater/bigger sins." No condemnation Archbishop Michel Aupetit.

KK (not verified)     Fri, 12/10/2021 @ 03:55pm

I’m not sure what koolaid he’s drinking. He needs to stop misleading the church and study the Bible starting by reading Paul’s letter to the Corinthians. We are supposed to flee from sexual immorality, it’s the temple of the Holy Spirit.

Mbwana (not verified)     Sat, 12/11/2021 @ 12:05am

In reply to by RAS menelik (not verified)

We care because the Pope represents 2.8 Billion followers of church goers on earth.
The missing normality is, he should have supported his though by quoting at least a verse from the Bible.

Guest (not verified)     Fri, 12/10/2021 @ 05:32pm

Typical chauvinistic response.You are just encouraging your priests to continue their illicit affairs considering the youth are not becoming priests fast enough to replace these old abusers who even in retirement will not admit to their affairs all this when this so called “church” is still to pay victims for what they endured after being converted from “heathens” and trusting these mafisis to save their souls from what only they know.My ancestors were not Christians and they are in the African version of heaven

MsonoBari (not verified)     Fri, 12/10/2021 @ 05:37pm

He is Right when it comes to Men.
1. Remember King Solomon had 600 plus.
2. Women having Multiple partners is Risk; in fact Foolish and Dangerous.
3. We have More women than Men on this Earth.
4. We have a very BIG difference between Sleeping around (Using and Dumping); and LOVING the Other Women (To have and to Hold the Others).
5. Weddings are Superficial, Bragatory, and ridiculously USELESS; do Rather CUSTOMARY Marriages.
6. Who said the Extra women should just Sit there until "Some SINGLE man Appears or Drops from Planet MARS"? And meanwhile they're STARVING in the name of "Men adhering to POLYGAMY" brainwashed by Wazungu idea(s)???????
7. Read the BIBLE Book of Isaiah Chapter 4.
8. And last but not Least: The Choice is the MAN's choice.
Good luck.🙏

Imara Daima (not verified)     Sat, 12/11/2021 @ 02:35pm

The Current Roman Catholic Brother Francis should apologize for the role his religious cult played in starting and promoting African Slavery. Please read what Pope Nicholas the Fifth did!

African Slavery and the Catholic church

On June 18th, 1452, Pope Nicholas V issued a papal bull (a papal bull is a document through which a pope of the Roman Catholic church issues an important public decree, letters patentor charter) called "Dum Diversas” or The Vatican’s Authorization of Slavery that granted Portugal and Spain " full permission to invade, search out, capture & subjugate unbelievers & enemies of Christ wherever they may be... and to reduce their persons to perpetual slavery."
“DUM DIVERSAS.” (English: Until different)
“We grant you [Kings of Spain and Portugal] by these present documents, with our Apostolic Authority, full and free permission to invade, search out, capture, and subjugate the Saracens and pagans, and any other believers and enemies of Christ wherever they may e, as sell as their kingdoms, duchies, counties, principalities, and property […] and reduce their persons into perpetual servitude.”

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