The legacy of Pope Francis is large and complex, with plenty of high points. But part of it is ambiguity and verbal confusion on matters of church doctrine, pointing to a need for clarification by who ...

For conservatives, Francis sowed confusion by introducing wiggle room in hot-button cultural issues such as the church’s teaching on marriage ... Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.

Though Pope Francis and his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI, shared a unique friendship ... amid a society increasingly viewing children and marriage as a burden. The Hostages and Missing Families ...

"Whether on the issues of abortion, the end of life, marriage for priests ... and that of Joseph Ratzinger -- who became Pope Benedict XVI. This year, "there is no particular camp".

Benedict XVI, meanwhile, was known for uniting “the mind, faith, and reason.” “And Pope Francis ... the elderly as well as the importance of marriage, family life, and care for the environment.

I’d mined the writings of St. Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI for teachings that validated women’s ... and they were insufficiently vocal in denouncing gay marriage and abortion. Many of these ...

As for Pope Francis, he was preceded by Pope John Paul II (1978-2005) and Pope Benedict XVI (2005-13 ... war issues plaguing the West — gender, marriage, sexuality. Those cardinals aren ...

Cardinal Robert Sarah – championed by conservatives as reflecting the doctrinaire and liturgically minded papacies of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI – is among those being considered to ...

The whole world is mourning the death of Pope ... marriage, married clergy and women priests. He may have scandalized conservatives who wanted him to be more like John Paul II and Benedict XVI ...

However, under changes made by Pope Benedict XVI, the College of Cardinals is granted ... and to celebrate Earth Day, here are 10 quotes from the late pontiff on care for creation.

The death of Pope Francis ... under both Benedict XVI and Francis. Turkson has largely upheld the church’s traditional teachings on matters such as male-only priesthood, marriage between a ...