Are all the headlines correct? Has Pope Francis signalled a change in our 2,000 year-old teaching on marriage?
No, as usual his somewhat imprecise words have been twisted and taken out of context. Here is a thoughtful commentary on this particular furore.
We are reminded once again that not every word apparently issuing from a pope's mouth in a media report is official teaching. Here is a small reminder of why we have a pope. Our church is guided by his official teaching - guaranteed by Jesus the God-man.