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The Vatican’s doctrine office has stated that the Church does not have the power to bless the unions of same-sex couples.
In an interview with Vatican media, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich said he believes Church blessings for same-sex unions, which the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has ruled against, is not a settled matter.
The cardinal’s answer came in response to an interview question about the decision last month by Belgium’s Catholic bishops to support the possibility of blessings for unions of same-sex couples — in defiance of the Vatican.
“Frankly, the question does not seem decisive to me,” Cardinal Hollerich, archbishop of Luxembourg and a Jesuit, told L’Osservatore Romano in an interview also published on Vatican News Oct. 24.
The Vatican’s doctrine office weighed in on the issue in March 2021, clarifying that the Church does not have the power to bless the unions of same-sex couples.
Continued below.
Cardinal Hollerich: Church Blessings for Same-Sex Unions Are Not a Settled Matter
In an interview with Vatican media, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich said he believes Church blessings for same-sex unions, which the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has ruled against, is not a settled matter.
The cardinal’s answer came in response to an interview question about the decision last month by Belgium’s Catholic bishops to support the possibility of blessings for unions of same-sex couples — in defiance of the Vatican.
“Frankly, the question does not seem decisive to me,” Cardinal Hollerich, archbishop of Luxembourg and a Jesuit, told L’Osservatore Romano in an interview also published on Vatican News Oct. 24.
The Vatican’s doctrine office weighed in on the issue in March 2021, clarifying that the Church does not have the power to bless the unions of same-sex couples.
Continued below.
Cardinal Hollerich: Church Blessings for Same-Sex Unions Are Not a Settled Matter