Pope says sex outside marriage is “not the most serious sin”

Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic Church, has said sex outside of marriage is not the “most serious” sin.

During a question and answer session with reporters on a flight back to Italy from Greece on Monday, the Pope said: “Sins of the flesh are not the most serious.”

The Pope’s answer was in reply to a question on the Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit who resigned last week over an affair with a secretary.

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