The Catholic Church still teaches that homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered and a sin
15 March 2021 • 4:41pm
Cardinals attend Pope Francis inaugural Mass in St. Peter s Square at the Vatican, March 19, 2013.
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The Vatican has decreed that Catholic priests cannot bless same-sex unions, ruling that partnerships between homosexuals are “not ordered to the Creator’s plan.”
The ruling was seen as an attempt to quash moves by liberal bishops in some parts of the world to sanction the blessing of gay civil unions.
God “does not and cannot bless sin,” the judgment said, in language far removed from the empathy shown by Pope Francis in 2013 when he famously asked “Who am I to judge?” in relation to gays in the Catholic Church.