Vatican urges a slowdown in the rush to reform

c. 2013 Religion News Service

ROME (RNS) Pope Francis has earned headlines worldwide with his reform-minded comments on any number of topics, from the church being “obsessed” with divisive issues like abortion and homosexuality to the role of women in church leadership.

But Tuesday (Oct. 8), the Vatican warned churches not to get ahead of the pope and take the reform process into their own hands.