Because the Catholic Church holds that marriage is an indissoluble union between a man and a woman, the Vatican has traditionally been opposed to gay marriage. In 2021, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said that the church could not bless gay unions because “God cannot bless sin”. Today, however, Pope Francis is suggesting there might be ways to bless same-sex unions, as long as the blessing is not confused with the sacrament of marriage. That’s like saying “You can come to church… as long as you wear a paper bag over your head”. One day, I hope, the world will pay no heed to whatever the current pope may have to say, on this or any other subject... and that day can’t come too soon.
Licensed today: a man walking past houses in the Mile, a new housing development by Persimmon Homes, near Pickering...
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