"Pope Stokes Flames Ahead of US Trip Even as He Ends Problems"AP/NYTimes / Women Priests Are Visible Witnesses t o Gender Equality- Invite Dialogue with Pope Francis

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/05/01/world/europe/ap-eu-rel-vatican-us-pope.html?_r=1

VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis visits the United States this fall, he can expect the same rock-star adulation that greets him wherever he goes. But his positions on hot-button issues such as the death penalty andclimate change could quickly set the stage for conflict. That may explain why Francis has been clearing the decks on a host of less high-profile matters of contention that could also have marred the visit.

In a matter of a few short weeks, Francis abruptly ended the Vatican's deeply contested investigation of U.S. nuns and engineered the removal of an American bishop who failed to report a suspected sex abuser. Had he left those issues to fester, they would certainly have cast a cloud over the historic trip — which will include the first papal address to the U.S. Congress.


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