Vatican summit opens door 1/2 way for divorced, punts on welcome to gays

USA TODAY

By David Gibson, Religion News Service

VATICAN CITY---A momentous and divided gathering of global bishops ended Saturday by endorsing measures that could lead to greater participation of divorced and remarried Catholics in the church, while the 270 churchmen declined to take up the even more controversial issue of how and whether to be more welcoming of gays. [link]