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But clarifies that “it does not mean approval of the unionThe Pope approved the blessing of homosexual couples, but outside of any ritualization and imitation of nuptials ,” according to “Vatican News,” the official information site of the Holy See. “The new Vatican” clarifies that “ the doctrine on marriage does not change. The blessing does not mean approval of the union.” This is an issue destined to provoke new controversies between progressive and traditionalist sectors, which will impact the second phase of the Synod of Synods convened in October The first took place last October. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, whose head is Argentine Cardinal Víctor Fernández, presented the document “Fiducia supplicans” that the pontiff approved.
An LGBT flag hangs from a church in Vienna. PhotAFP Europe Mobile Number List This statement affirms that when two people request to be blessed, even if their union is “irregular” (in quotes in the original), it will be possible for it to be consented to by the ordained minister.” But, he adds, "preventing this gesture of pastoral proximity from containing elements also distantly assimilated to a marriage rite." “Fiducia Supplians” contains an incendiary theme due to the controversies destined to flourish in the Catholic world. The document distinguishes between ritual and liturgical blessings and “those spontaneous blessings more comparable to gestures of popular devotion.
This category now includes, the official information adds, the possibility of also welcoming those who do not live according to the norms of Christian moral doctrine, but "humbly ask to be blessed."priest blesses a same-sex couple in Munich, Germany. Photo: AP “Vatican News” points out that “ “It has been 23 years since the former Sant Office published a document of such high doctrinal value . ” The last one was inwith the document Dominus Jesus”. Cardinal Fernández opens the document “Fiducia supplicans” with an introduction, in which he explains that the declaration deepens “the pastoral meaning of blessings,” through a theological reflection “based on the pastoral vision of Pope Francis.” Reflection “involves a true development of what has been said so far about blessings.