About this episode
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 Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu . For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .