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Observers say the relative silence may reflect a conviction among many Latin American Catholics that Fiducia Supplicans doesn’t involve much real change, since the practice of offering blessings in vritually any circumstance was already widespread.
The Vatican has tried to calm a backlash over its decision to allow priests to bless gay couples – specifying that such gestures should last no more than 15 seconds and do not legitimise homosexual relationships.