Catholic Church may fall if immorality continues- Pope

Pope warns Catholic Church may fall ‘like a house of cards’ if it continues its obsession with abortion, gay marriage and contraception

Pope Francis said he wanted to reform the church which gets caught up in 'small minded things'
The extraordinary remarks were made during a 12,000 word interview to mark six months in the church's top job




Pope Francis said he was resolved to reform the church which had a tendency to get caught up in 'small minded things'

The Catholic Church could fall ‘like a house of cards’ if it continues in its obsession with abortion, gay marriage and contraception, the pope has warned.

In a remarkable 12,000 word interview to mark six months in the church’s top job, Francis said he was resolved to reform the church, which had a tendency to get caught up in ‘small minded things ‘.

He said: ‘We need to find a new balance otherwise even the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall into a house of cards.’

‘It is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time,’ he said.

‘We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods.
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