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Historical discovery Papa Francisco The blessing of same-sex couples or couples in an “unusual” situation for the Catholic Church has been welcomed by many bishops’ conferences around the
Historical discovery Papa Francisco The blessing of same-sex couples or couples in an “unusual” situation for the Catholic Church has been welcomed by many bishops’ conferences around the world, but the most conservative wing calls it “blasphemy” and other bishops, such as African ones, show their opposition.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released a statement this week entitled “Fiduciary providers‘to bring order to the controversial issue of blessing the “wrong” couples, including same-sex couples.
The prefect of the former Holy Office, Argentine cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, argued in the text that in light of the teachings and position of Pope Francis, “one can understand the possibility of blessing couples in irregular situations and same-sex couples.” reaffirming its status or in any way changing the Church’s age-old teaching on marriage.”
An earthquake that shook the most conservative wing of the Catholic Church or the most traditionalist, such as the wing of the African continent, where in many countries it is still considered a crime to be homosexual.
The last one to show his complete dissatisfaction was Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müllerwho was the Prefect of the Doctrine of the Faith, who said that blessing homosexual couples “is blasphemy”, in an interview published today in an Italian newspaper Republic.
I say this not on the basis of my official or personal authority, but on the basis of divine revelation. In Holy Scripture, the Apostle Paul argues that immoral behavior, including same-sex sexual relations, is objectively an expression of worship of the creature rather than the Creator.
He later added:
If sexual relations outside of marriage are contrary to the will of God, then they cannot be blessed, that is, declared good according to the will of the Creator.
The possibility of passing on a “simple blessing” to gay couples was welcomed with great satisfaction by German bishops, who called it a “Christmas gift”, as well as Swiss, French, English, Belgian, South African, Canadian and Mexican bishops. bishops, etc.
For example, in a statement Episcopal Conference of Mexico explains that “Fiducia Supplicans” takes into account the Church’s rich pastoral tradition of “conveying informal blessings rather than liturgically ritualized ones” and that, therefore, “the Church bestows this as a gesture of intimacy and accompaniment to help them mature and grow in fidelity to the message of the Gospel “
However, the bishops ZambiaThe African country, where homosexuality is illegal, published a note confirming that the Vatican’s decision should not “apply” and “should be the subject of further reflection”, as the bishops’ conference did Malawiwhich explicitly prohibited blessings for same-sex couples.
While the bishops Kenya They wrote that the Vatican’s decision creates “concern and confusion” among the faithful and the president of the Bishops’ Conference GhanaMatthew Kwasi Gyamfi stated:
What people don’t understand is that if a gay couple goes to a priest for a blessing and the Pope approves of it, then you are only blessing the people, not the union.
(According to EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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