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Vatican refuses to bless same-sex unions under Pope Francis, saying God ‘cannot bless sin’
The Vatican has announced that priests cannot bless same-sex unions and that such blessings are not valid.
Key points:
- The Catholic Church says it welcomes gay people but not their relationships
- The ruling was approved by Pope Francis who has supported civil protections for gay couples
- A leading gay Catholics group described the news as “not surprising but disappointing”
It was a ruling that greatly disappointed gay Catholics who had hoped their Church was becoming more welcoming under Pope Francis.
The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), issued a formal response on Monday to a question about whether Catholic clergy had the authority to bless gay unions.
The answer, contained in a two-page…
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