Yep, they have gone there
Activists and human rights groups have lashed out at the Catholic Church's failure to open its doors to gay people, but praised Pope Francis for getting bishops to confront "taboos."
The spiritual leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics had called for the Church to take a more merciful approach to gays, unmarried mothers and remarried divorcees, but on Saturday, bishops failed to approve the section on ministering to gay people, originally titled "welcoming homosexuals"
Yet the mere fact that they were forced to talk about it is a plus, one brownie point to the Pope.
"Even if the text wasn't approved, and that is a shame, it will have effects. The debate will continue," Elisabeth Saint-Guily, the co-president of a Christian gay group in France said.
Indeed forcing the Catholic Church to face all of wondrous creation is a big deal.
One day they might even acknowledge that contraception is so much better than unwanted children and effective against the spread of disease. One day it might be recognized as a way out of poverty and hunger.
One day the Catholic Church might even recognize women as equals.
One day it might fully face the problem of pedophile priests openly.
One day the Catholic Church might catch up with reality.
One day.
But, I wont hold my breath.
However this has been the most enlightened Popes in a very long time.