Bishop Bätzing Defends Homosexual "Blessing" Ceremonies
Monsignor Bätzing emphasised an importance of moving forward in line with the rest of the Church worldwide.
Pope Leo XIV noted in a recent interview that rituals for the "blessing" of homosexual couples exist in parts of Northern Europe but contradict the Vatican's declaration 'Fiducia supplicans'.
However, Bishop Bätzing underlines that Leo XIV has not retracted anything from 'Fiducia supplicans', which he described as an important signal.
"We have developed the blessing ceremony, made moderate adjustments for our pastoral situation, but we have not published an official ritual for blessings," said Monsignor Bätzing. "Instead, we leave this in the hands of local pastoral ministers."
He further underlined that the bishops conference’s guideline 'Blessing Gives Love Strength', was prepared in consultation with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome, thus under the pro-homosexual Cardinal Tucho Fernández.
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