Britain's Jewish community regards Francis as "a truly outstanding and inspirational spiritual leader", Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has said after meeting the Pope. Pope Francis has urged the Schoenstatt Fathers to "be great forgivers" (full text). Vatican doctrinal chief Cardinal Gerhard Müller has criticised attempts "to deconstruct the Catholic teaching on marriage". The faithful in Bangladesh have called for the rapid canonisation of Archbishop Theotonius Amal Ganguly, Archbishop of Dhaka from 1967 to 1977. Cardinal John Onaiyekan argues that "synods are not called to change the doctrines or teachings of the Church". Ryan Anderson, Fr Dwight Longenecker and Carl Trueman comment on the jailing of Kim Davis. And Helen Ubiñas catches up with Rocco Palmo ahead of the papal visit to Philadelphia. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.
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