“Our eyes may be for judging, but our hearts are for knowing.”

The pope’s call for Christians to offer an apology to gay and lesbian people, issued during his flight back to Rome from Armenia on June 26, was carefully welcomed by Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego. “I think it opens up a very helpful pathway to dialogue and, hopefully, healing,&rdqu

The retired pope has given another interview to the journalist and author Peter Seewald.

“‘You shall not kill’ has absolute value and applies to both the innocent and the guilty.”

The elevation is a call to "reflect more deeply on the dignity of women, the new evangelization and the greatness of the mystery of divine mercy."