Pope Francis: sex outside marriage is not the “most serious” sin

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Pope Francis said that sex outside of marriage is not "the most serious" sin, he called pride and hatred the more serious sins, reports independent.co.uk.

“Sins of the flesh are not the most serious,” the Pope told reporters on his way from Greece to Italy and clarified that pride and hatred are the most important sins.

Also, the head of the Catholic Church commented on the resignation of the Archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, who is accused of having an intimate relationship with a woman.

The Pope, who accepted the Archbishop’s resignation, said “it was a failing on his part, a failing against the sixth commandment, but not a total one.” The sixth commandment says “you shall not commit adultery”, which applies to people having sex outside of their marriages but the Pope suggested it could apply to priests who don’t stay celibate.

The head of the Catholic Church noted that Archbishop Aupetit is a sinner, like himself and the Apostle Peter, and encouraged young people not to be tempted by the consumerist “sirens” of today.

He explained: “Today’s sirens want to charm you with seductive and insistent messages that focus on easy gains, the false needs of consumerism, the cult of physical wellness, of entertainment at all costs,” he said. “All these are like fireworks: they flare up for a moment, but then turn to smoke in the air.”

As previously reported, Pope Francis stated that passionate love leads to eternal life.

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