condemns homosexual acts. in his interview, the pontiff says he was asked if he approved of homocircumstantialty. he said, tell me, when god looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love or reject and condemn this person? and that seems to be the conciliatory tone pope francis is trying to set for the church he leads. not so much breaking with doctrine as shifting the church's emphasis. in the words of one vatican commentator, from condemnation to mercy. wolf, this is a pope that is determined to try and keep roman catholicism relevant in the 21st century. you're saying the church may not approval of homosexuality, but if you're gay, you can still be a catholic. the church may not be willing to make women priests but if you're a woman, you're still going to have a prominent place in the religion, in the organization, wolf. >> important new comments from