Vatican on same-sex unions: God 'does not and cannot bless sin'
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee issued a statement in support of the Vatican's stance
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Updated: 10:40 PM CDT Mar 15, 2021
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee issued a statement in support of the Vatican's stance
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Updated: 10:40 PM CDT Mar 15, 2021
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RESPONDED TODAY. THAT’S RIGHT. THEY WOULD NOT GO ON CAMERA TODAY JOYCE, BUT THEY DID SEND US A STATEMENT THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY. IN A STATEMENT FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE MONDAY FATHER NATHAN REISMAN SAID THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE WELCOMES THE CLARIFICATION FROM THE HOLY SEE INDICATING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY OR ABILITY TO BLAST SAME-SEX UNIONS THE CHURCH SINCERELY LOVES AND CARES FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCE SAME-SEX ATTRACTION LOVINGLY SHARING WHAT IS BEST FOR ALL OF US MEANS THE CHURCH IS CEREMONIES CANNOT GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT MARRIAGE IS ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE UNION OF ONE MAN. AND ONE WOMAN NATIONAL LGBTQ CATHOLICS RESPONDED WITH DISAPPOINTMENT HERE THAT DESCRIBED AS SINFUL IS IT’S CRUSHING IN A WAY BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT SOMETHING WHICH IS INNATELY HUMAN THE DESIRE TO LOVE THE DESIRE TO BE IN COMPANIONSHIP AND TO SEE THAT THAT IS BLANKETLY DESCRIBED AS SINFUL THAT CANNOT BE HELPFUL. WELL, THIS MESSAGE MAY NOT COME AS A SURPRISE TO MEM. THE LGBTQ CATHOLIC COMMUNITY. IT’S CERTAINLY A BREAK IN THE POPE’S PREVIOUS SUPPORT FOR LEGAL RIGHTS IN SAME-SEX CIVIL UNIONS. THIS IS PART OF THAT WHOLE PATTERN OF SMALL INCREMENTAL PROGRESS AND THEN BIG SETBACKS AND SO THIS BECOMES INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE WHO ARE A PART OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. THAT IS A FEAR OF MINE THAT ACTIONS LIKE THIS WILL MAKE THE CHURCH SEEM LESS AND LESS CREDIBLE TO MORE AND MORE PEOPLE. CAROLINE YOU SHARED A STATEMENT FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE, BUT HAVE YOU HEARD FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL CATHOLIC PARISHES HERE IN MILWAUKEE? YOU KNOW, I REACHED OUT TO A NUMBER OF PRIESTS AND INDIVIDUAL PARISHES JOYCE SOME OF WHICH WHO HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY IN SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX UNIONS IN THE PAST. ALL OF THEM REFERRED ME BACK TO TH