Catholics bishops: No accord on gays

• Catholic bishops ended a tense, two-week summit in Rome on Saturday without agreeing on how to minister to gays and lesbians or whether divorced and remarried Catholics should receive Holy Communion.
  An interim report issued on Monday, and greeted with great fanfare from liberal Catholics, was heavily revised by Saturday. Sections were removed that had praised the "gifts" gays and lesbians offer the church, as well as the "precious support" same-sex partners give to one other.
  Even the revised sections, though, failed to garner a two-thirds consensus from the nearly 200 bishops meeting here, revealing deep divisions in the highest levels of the Catholic Church.

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  The bishops were summoned by Pope Francis to figure out how present the church's teachings on sexuality and family life, which is seen as outdated in many parts of the world, according to polls.
  But more difficult issues, especially homosexuality, eluded agreement, and led to an unusual amount of public bickering by bishops. CNN Vatican analyst John Allen compared the summit to a soap opera.
  Part of the problem may have been built into the process.
  The synod released the interim report, offering a "snapshot," in the words of a church spokesman, halfway through the closed-door meetings. That report contained a strikingly tolerant tone toward gays and lesbians, earning widespread praise from gay rights groups.
  But some bishops, mainly conservatives, complained that the interim report did not accurately portray the synod's discussions.
  "Boy, does this ever need some revisions," Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, who attended the summit, told CBS News on Wednesday.
  By Saturday, those revisions were evident.