Marriage is binding bond between man and woman, Pope Francis asserts

Mary McAleese said she hoped that more transparency would help “kill for once and all this terrible lie” that everyone was born heterosexual.

Pope Francis has opened a divisive meeting of the world’s bishops on family issues today by asserting that marriage is a binding bond between a man and woman.

He said, though, the church does not judge and must “seek out and care for hurting couples with the balm of acceptance and mercy”.