Next Papal Encyclical should santify gay marriage

“The family is threatened by growing efforts on the part of some to redefine the very institution of marriage. As you know, these realities are increasingly under attack from powerful forces which threaten to disfigure God’s plan for creation and betray the very values which have inspired and shaped all that is best in your culture.” Pope Francis, January 17, 2015

Boy did Good Pope Francis, the coolest religious dude on the planet when it comes to endless greed, endless war and endless climate change denial, sure got marriage equality wrong. The Pope's problem is that while being against greed, war and planet destruction comports with teachings of his imaginary friend God, supporting gay marriage does not. That puts Francis on the side of the dwindling dinosaurs of homophobia who are disappearing at their fastest rate in human history. His statement becomes laughable when he claims just "some" are redefining marriage. It's more like the whole damn world except for societies locked into bizarre religious fanaticism. Calling the move to grant full humanity regarding choice of lovers "disfiguring  God's plan for creation" is a disgrace.

No wonder the Catholic Church is losing relevancy among decent, caring, educated Catholics. With 56% of US Catholics supporting gay marriage, the Pope is being left behind in America and most educated societies.

Come on Pope Man. You've hit a triple in your two years on greed, war and climate change. Write that Encyclical sanctifying gay marriage and you'll trot home with the Grand Slam.