Pope Francis delivers hope for divorced Catholics, less hope on gay marriage

On Friday, April 8th, 2016, Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric sits down with Father Jim Martin to discuss the new papers delivered by Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia or “The Joy of Love.” In the new address, the pontiff presents hope for divorced and remarried Catholics in their relationship with the church. However, the Pope’s papers reaffirm the church’s longstanding view of Christian marriage as “fully realized in the union between a man and a woman…” Some will view his statements as closing a door on the possibility for the church to embrace gay marriage, while others will see this as the pontiff leaving that door ever so slightly ajar for the future.