the Sacrament

The sacrament is often associated with end-of-life care, but in the circus, it can also occur in the context of accidents.

In his interview with O’Donnell, Francis also clarified that the church has not allowed priests to bless the union of gay marriages, "That cannot be done because that is not the sacrament. I cannot . . . To bless a homosexual-type union, however, goes against the given right, against the law of the Church. But to bless each person, why not?"

At the same time, the document reflected bishops’ worries that many Catholics don’t know or accept the church’s teachings about the significance of the sacrament, though surveys have given mixed results on that question.

As a Catholic, she says she does differentiate between the sacrament of marriage and the marriage that is recognized by the government.

Once again members of the state Legislature are faced with a dilemma: how to protect children from abuse and neglect yet respect the sacrament of certain religious faiths.