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Pope Francis prays at morning session of a two-week synod on family issues, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Gay rights groups are cautiously ch...

Pope Francis poses for a photo with lay members as he arrives for an afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues, at the Vatican, Friday, O...

Pope Francis leaves at the end of an afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Gay rights groups...

Pope Francis leaves at the end of an afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Gay rights groups...

Pope Francis is greeted by bishops Vincenzo Paglia, left, and Jose Maria Arancedo as he arrives for an afternoon session of a two-week synod on family...

Pope Francis is greeted by lay members as he arrives for an afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 10, 2...

Pope Francis leaves at the end of an afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Gay rights groups...

Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi as he arrives for an afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Thursd...

Pope Francis gestures as he talks with Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi as he arrives for an afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the...

In this picture provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, two young boys, Antonio di Muro, with glasses and orange cap, and Raffaele Sca...

Mandatory Credit: Photo by AGF s.r.l./REX (4172491c) Pope Francis I Synod on the Family, Vatican City, Rome, Italy - 07 Oct 2014

Mandatory Credit: Photo by AGF s.r.l./REX (4172491d) Synod 's hall during the work with Pope Francis Pope Francis I Synod on the Family, Vatican Cit...

Pope Francis talks with General Secretary of the Synod Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri as he arrives at a morning session of a two-week synod on family is...

Pope Francis, flanked by Cardinal Fernando Sebastian Aguilar, arrives at a morning session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Tuesda...

Pope Francis arrives at a morning session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. Francis has urged bishops to spe...

Pope Francis, flanked by Cardinal Fernando Sebastian Aguilar, arrives at a morning session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Tuesda...

Pope Francis holds his skull-cap as he leaves a morning session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. Francis ha...

Pope Francis reads a note inside the Paul VI hall prior to the start of an afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Tues...

Pope Francis arrives at the morning session of a two-week synod on family issues including contraception, pre-marital sex and divorce, at the Vatican,...

General Secretary of the Synod Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, second from left, welcomes Pope Francis for the morning session of a two-week synod on fam...

A Vatican Swiss Guard salutes Pope Francis holding his skull-cap as he leaves after the morning session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Va...

Pope Francis leaves after a morning session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Francis has urged bishops to sp...

Pope Francis, top center, talks with prelates as he arrives for the afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Monday, Oct...

Pope Francis, top left, talks with prelates as he arrives for the afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Monday, Oct....

Pope Francis, center, arrives for the afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Francis has urged b...

In this photo taken with a fish-eye lens, Pope Francis, center, arrives for the afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican,...

Pope Francis, center, arrives for the afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Francis has urged b...

Pope Francis opens the afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Francis has urged bishops to speak...

Pope Francis, center, opens the afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Francis has urged bishops...

Pope Francis gives a bag to Cardinal Angelo Sodano as he arrives for the afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Monday...

Pope Francis picks up a bag as he arrives for the afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Francis...

Pope Francis delivers his speech during the Synod of the Families, to cardinals and bishops gathering in the Synod Aula, at the Vatican, on October 6...

Pope Francis delivers his speech during the Synod on the Families, to cardinals and bishops gathering in the Synod Aula, at the Vatican, on October 6...

Pope Francis delivers his speech during the Synod on the Families, to cardinals and bishops gathering in the Synod Aula, at the Vatican, on October 6...

A Bishop lookwatches as Pope Francis delivers his speech during the Synod on the Families, to cardinals and bishops gathering in the Synod Aula, at t...

Pope Francis (R) speaks with German Cardinal Walter Casper before the Synod on the Families, to cardinals and bishops gathering in the Synod Aula, at...

Pope Francis (R) smiles as he arrives for his speech at the Synod on the Families, to cardinals and bishops gathering in the Synod Aula, at the Vatica...

Pope Francis (R) smiles as he arrives for his speech at the Synod on the Families, to cardinals and bishops gathering in the Synod Aula, at the Vatic...

Pope Francis holds his skullcup as he leaves at the end of the morning session of the Synod on the Families, at the Vatican, on October 6, 2014. Ponti...

A handout picture released by the Vatican press office show Pope Francis (C) chairing an extraordinary synod of nearly 200 senior clerics in the Synod...

A handout picture released by the Vatican press office show Pope Francis (back C) taking part in an extraordinary synod of nearly 200 senior clerics i...

Mandatory Credit: Photo by AGF s.r.l./REX (4163740m) Pope Francis I Opening of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on '...

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 to open the extraordinary Synod on the family. P...

Pope Francis, rear center, celebrates a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 to open the extraordinary Synod on the famil...

Pope Francis leaves after a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 to open the extraordinary Synod on the family. Pope Fran...

Pope Francis holds the book of the Gospels during a papal mass at St Peter's basilica on October 5, 2014 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS

Pope Francis holds the book of the Gospels during a papal mass at St Peter's basilica on October 5, 2014 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS

Editorial Use Only Mandatory Credit: Photo by AGF s.r.l./REX (4162019a) Nunzio Galantino, Angelo Bagnasco and Pope Francis I Vigil prayer in prepar...

Editorial Use Only Mandatory Credit: Photo by AGF s.r.l./REX (4162019b) Pope Francis I Vigil prayer in preparation for the Synod on the Family, Vat...

Editorial Use Only Mandatory Credit: Photo by AGF s.r.l./REX (4162019d) Pope Francis I Vigil prayer in preparation for the Synod on the Family, Vat...