Lagos-area bishops reject blessings for same-sex couples
No blessing for same-sex unions, say Catholic bishops
The bishops’ position was contained in a Thursday’s communiqué issued after their January 26 plenary meeting in Lagos. This position is believed …
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The bishops of the Lagos ecclesiastical province in Nigeria have expressed “total agreement with the position of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria concerning the blessing of homosexual unions or same-sex couples.”
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No, thank you to more pastoral accompaniment. It’s good to hear that more bishops have had enough.
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I am not certain why so little heed is paid to the insulting manner with which African bishops who have decided to dissent from Francis' declaration have been treated by Francis and Tucho. They have been treated like children who are not sufficiently culturally mature to be able to accede to Francis' dictates and will be humored for this lack of sophistication, rather than as the spiritually …More
I am not certain why so little heed is paid to the insulting manner with which African bishops who have decided to dissent from Francis' declaration have been treated by Francis and Tucho. They have been treated like children who are not sufficiently culturally mature to be able to accede to Francis' dictates and will be humored for this lack of sophistication, rather than as the spiritually enlightened members of our Faith community that they actually are.