I have gotten a few questions from those of you who read the report that claimed Pope Leo supposedly said he is going to continue Pope Francis' acceptance of sodomites and sodomettes. I cannot possibly say whether it is true or not, nor whether Leo will correct it if it is false. I, obviously, am not in authority over the Pope so I cannot call him on the phone and tell him what to do. Now, just in my personal opinion: the Holy Father should speak out about this as soon as possible. If he does not do so, there may very well be good reasons for him to make that choice; but I cannot come up with any. What I have seen from him up to this point says that he will likely take a bit of time (which is agonizing for people who like to dot the i's and cross the t's), and then choose a peaceful course of action. Will that help us who are praying for a move away from Francis' apparent compromise of morals? No, but it will be very revealing about where we are at theologically speaking. Pastorally, we need some clarity about this issue; especially after the fog of the previous pontificate. Let us accept the fact that we might not receive the information we want, in the timeline that we expect. Let us pray that our Lord grant Pope Leo the necessary grace to speak against this grave evil. Let us petition God for His mercy that we not be forced to endure more vagueness about the truth and that we can move forward boldly for the faith. I end with a quote from St. Gregory (who feast day is today) wherein he tells us his opinion of impenitent sodomites. Brimstone calls to mind the foul odors of the flesh, as Sacred Scripture itself confirms when it speaks of the rain of fire and brimstone poured by the Lord upon Sodom. He had decided to punish in it the crimes of the flesh, and the very type of punishment emphasized the shame of that crime, since brimstone exhales stench and fire burns. It was, therefore, just that the sodomites, burning with perverse desires that originated from the foul odor of flesh, should perish at the same time by fire and brimstone so that through this just chastisement they might realize the evil perpetrated under the impulse of a perverse desire.