Pope stays on marriage rants
• Homophobia
Except in societies that define it differently. Except in the times when it was defined differently.
"Family, based on marriage, is a natural, irreplaceable institution and fundamental element of the common good of every society," the pope said. "Whoever destroys this fundamental fabric of human coexistence, by not respecting its identity and by distorting its tasks, delivers a deep wound to society and often provokes irreparable damage."