TIMELINE: What has the Catholic Church said about same-sex ‘blessings’? — By: Catholic News Agency

A blessing service at St. Augustin Catholic church in Würzburg, Germany, for couples, including those of the same-sex, May 10, 2021. / Gehrig/CNA Deutsch. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a declaration titled Fiducia Supplicans on Dec. 18, which authorizes nonliturgical blessings of “same-sex couples”…

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Bishops of Ukraine: No Blessing for those Living in Sin — By: OnePeterFive

Above: the 14th century Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lviv. Editor’s note: On December 19, 2023, the Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ukraine published the following response to Fiducia supplicans on their official website here. Below is an unofficial English translation by OnePeterFive: Communiqué of the Ukrainian [Roman Catholic]…

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Bishops in Malawi declare ‘blessings for same-sex unions of any kind are not permitted’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM). / Credit: ECM ACI Africa, Dec 20, 2023 / 12:50 pm (CNA). Bishops in Malawi have prohibited the implementation of the Vatican declaration on the blessing of “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations,” Fiducia Supplicans, which the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF)…

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