Pope Francis has suggested for the first time that people in same-sex unions could be blessed by Catholic priests on a “case-by-case” basis, a seeming reversal of previous statements.
Originally submitted by the archbishop emeritus of Prague on July 13 on behalf of the Czech Bishops’ Conference, the response signed both by Pope Francis an.
Left to right: German Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, Mexican Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, American Cardinal Raymond Burke, and Chinese Cardinal Zen Ze-Kiun. / Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA; Intermirifica.net; Daniel .
Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 10, 2021. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
Rome Newsroom, Oct 2, 2023 / 19:48 pm (CNA).
On a day dominated by news of five cardinals publishing .
In a Vatican reversal, Pope Francis suggests same-sex couples could be sanctified. In an apparent reversal of previous statements, Pope Francis has suggested for the first time that individuals in same-sex unions could be blessed by Catholic clerics on a "case-by-case" basis.