Tag: same-sex blessings
Q and A with Fr John Flader: Blessing same-sex couples
Dear Fr John Flader, I understand that the Vatican has recently approved blessings for same-sex couples. How can the Church change its mind?
Dicastery doubles down: Bishops shouldn’t stop blessings for gay couples
While bishops may take a cautious approach to the Vatican's guidance on blessing same-sex or other unmarried couples, they should not deny their priests...
Vatican doctrinal office issues document approving limited same-sex couple blessings
A Catholic priest can bless a gay or other unmarried couple as long as it is not a formal liturgical blessing and does not give the impression that the Catholic Church is blessing the union as if it were a marriage, the Vatican doctrinal office said.