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Analysis Messages have been circulating on social networks, such as Facebook and TikTok, that point out that Pope Francis would have taken a drastic decision on the day of his birthday. Francis would have decreed the excommunication of the apostle Paul from the Catholic Church. THE The reason would be supposed fascist positions in relation to women and marriage. Read the text that is being shared on the internet: _Pope Francis celebrates his 87th birthday today and excommunicates the Apostle Paul from the church for his fascist views on women and marriage._ > ## Ancelmo Gois wrote a text criticizing Eduardo Paes? We check Check The comments part of the text is a show of negative adjectives for the Pope Francisco. Therefore, we are here to answer the following questions and check the message: 1) It is true that Pope Francis excommunicated the apostle Paul of the Catholic Church? 2) What is Paul's view of women and men? marriage? 3) What does Pope Francis think about the apostle’s vision of women and marriage? ## It is true that Pope Francis excommunicated the Apostle Paul from the Church Catholic? It's not true. The message is fake news that appeared on social networks and is not marked by no (really no) reliable or official source that points for this decision by Pope Francis. More than that: we discovered that the story appeared on a “humorous” website (or that tries to be humorous) in English that only publishes fake news. ## What is Paul's view on women and marriage? In the biblical passage of Ephesians 5:22-33, Paul (or Saint Paul) pointed out that the Women must be submissive to their husbands as “to the Lord.” Read: _Women should be submissive to their own husbands, as to the Lord; because the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the church, being This is the savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, In the same way, women must be submissive to their husbands in everything. In the current context, the speech would sound, at the very least, misogynistic and sexist. Although, It is necessary to understand that the speech ends up just reflecting a (retrograde) view of the era. Fortunately, this is a thought that is being overcome. ## What does Pope Francis think about the apostle's view of women and marriage? We did not find any direct position from the pope in relation to the passage in question. question of the Bible. Regarding São Paulo, Francisco has already said that he is an example for having changed his life because of Jesus Christ. About women, he has a vision that the church should open up to them. Even with, a vision, probably, divergently, in relation to Paul, the pope did not “excommunicate” him. Conclusion Fake news ❌ It is false that Pope Francis decided to excommunicate the apostle Paul for account of a vision about women. The story appeared on a news website false and does not reflect any real decision of the Catholic Church. Ps: This article is a suggestion from Boatos.org readers. 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Pope Francis celebrates his 87th birthday today and excommunicates the Apostle Paul from the church for his fascist views on women and marriage