Vatican says church cannot bless same-sex unions
Pew Research survey shows most Catholics in the US and Western Europe approve of gay marriage
17 March 2021 - 19:59
Vatican City — The Vatican said this week that priests cannot bless same-sex unions and that such blessings are not valid, in a ruling that greatly disappointed gay Catholics who had hoped their Church was becoming more welcoming under Pope Francis.
In some countries, such as the US and Germany, parishes and ministers have begun blessing same-sex unions in lieu of marriage, and there have been calls for bishops to de facto institutionalise these...
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