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Sex is ‘divine’: How Pope Francis is recasting the Catholic Church’s views of intimacy

A book on sexuality by the Vatican’s doctrinal chief may have raised eyebrows, but the pontiff has long been calling for the worldwide faith to offer more robust teaching on sex.

(L'Osservatore Romano Vatican Media/Pool Photo via AP) Pope Francis marries flight attendants Carlos Ciuffardi, left, and Paola Podest, center, during a flight from Santiago, Chile, to Iquique, Chile, in 2018. The pope has said that "sexual pleasure is there to make love more beautiful" for couples.