This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 09:37)
Did Pope Francis Really Give Blessing to Same-Sex Couples? The Complicated Disaster of the News Coming Out of the Vatican

• What 'Fiducia supplicans' declares about papal power by The Pillar (Edward Condon)

Part II (09:37 - 16:56)
Progressing the Sexual Revolution By a Wink: The Strategy of Pope Francis to Blur the Lines of “Union” Ceremonies with Weddings

• Vatican Issues Guidelines for Same-Sex Blessings by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)
• Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples by New York Times (Jason Horowitz)

Part III (16:56 - 20:40)
The Bottom Line of the Roman Catholic Church’s Blessing of Same-Sex Unions

Part IV (20:40 - 26:15)
The Cultural Context and Political Effects: How the Vatican’s Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Will Impact Faithful Protestant Christians Across the Globe




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