Pope Francis approves church blessings for same-sex couples The Vatican has announced a policy change allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples, as long as the blessings are not seen as a …More
Pope Francis approves church blessings for same-sex couples
The Vatican has announced a policy change allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples, as long as the blessings are not seen as a marriage. » Subscribe to MSNBC
The Vatican has announced a policy change allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples, as long as the blessings are not seen as a marriage. » Subscribe to MSNBC
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"The Vatican statement leaves pastors to decide for themselves how they should respond to the couples’ requests. Yet it cautions them not to rely “on the fixed nature of certain doctrinal or disciplinary schemes.” Forgive my cynicism, but that sounds to me like an invitation to fudge the doctrinal issue, to avoid any unpleasantness that might arise about the Church’s …More
Live Mike Alejandrina Reyes
"The Vatican statement leaves pastors to decide for themselves how they should respond to the couples’ requests. Yet it cautions them not to rely “on the fixed nature of certain doctrinal or disciplinary schemes.” Forgive my cynicism, but that sounds to me like an invitation to fudge the doctrinal issue, to avoid any unpleasantness that might arise about the Church’s condemnation of unnatural acts.
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith allows (encourages?) Catholic priests to maintain a sort of ritual purity, saying that they have not treated a homosexual union as a marriage, while in the eyes of the world they have done exactly that."
A Vatican document that undermines itself
"The Vatican statement leaves pastors to decide for themselves how they should respond to the couples’ requests. Yet it cautions them not to rely “on the fixed nature of certain doctrinal or disciplinary schemes.” Forgive my cynicism, but that sounds to me like an invitation to fudge the doctrinal issue, to avoid any unpleasantness that might arise about the Church’s condemnation of unnatural acts.
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith allows (encourages?) Catholic priests to maintain a sort of ritual purity, saying that they have not treated a homosexual union as a marriage, while in the eyes of the world they have done exactly that."
A Vatican document that undermines itself
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