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Vatican alters draft report translation about gays

By Nicole Winfield
Published October 16, 2014 7:35pm ET
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Vatican alters draft report translation about gays
Pope Francis greets a Vatican Swiss Guard as he arrives for a morning session of a two-week synod on family issues, at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) | Alessandra Tarantino

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is watering down a ground-breaking overture to gays — but only if they speak English.

After a draft report by bishops debating family issues came under criticism from many conservative English-speaking bishops, the Vatican released a new English translation on Thursday.

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