IITALY – Pope Francis encouraged bishops from more than 120 countries to speak freely when they gathered at the Vatican nearly three weeks ago for a broad discussion of family matters related to the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. And speak freely, they have. The result has been the most momentous, and contentious, meeting of bishops in the 50 years since the Second Vatican Council, which brought the Church into the modern era. The meeting has exposed deep fault lines between traditionalists focused on shoring up doctrine and those who want the Church to be more open to Catholics who are divorced, gay, single parents or cohabiting. s the bishops face a deadline tomorrow to present their report to the Pope, it is increasingly clear that Pope Francis is struggling to build consensus for his vision of a more inclusive and decentralized Church…[+]