After praying for the intercession of the "Patron Saint of Hopeless Causes," a struggling entertainer found success. What he did in return has given hope to millions of families.
He was on his way to meet a grisly end and the hands (er, the paws) of hungry lions. There was no mystery about how or when death would come. It would come in an arena filled with blood-lusting hordes gathered to witness the macabre spectacle of Roman execution.
Despite recent hysterical news reports, Pope Francis is not reversing teaching or rewriting Church doctrine. Instead, he is sticking to a theme he has held is entire papacy: to love one another.