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The Russian Orthodox Biblical-Theological Commission and the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Russia were the latest to weigh in on the controversial document.
Russia’s Catholic bishops and members of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Biblical-Theological commission have criticized Fiducia Supplicans, Pope Francis’ declaration allowing the blessing of same-sex couples and others in “irregular relationships.”
In a March 1 statement following a two-day plenary assembly in Listvyanka near Irkutsk in southern Russia, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia stressed that “in order to avoid temptation and confusion,” they wished to draw attention to the fact that “blessings of any kind of couples who persist in morally irregular relationships from a Christian perspective (co-habitation, remarriage, or of the same sex) are unacceptable.”
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Russia’s Catholic bishops and members of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Biblical-Theological commission have criticized Fiducia Supplicans, Pope Francis’ declaration allowing the blessing of same-sex couples and others in “irregular relationships.”
In a March 1 statement following a two-day plenary assembly in Listvyanka near Irkutsk in southern Russia, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia stressed that “in order to avoid temptation and confusion,” they wished to draw attention to the fact that “blessings of any kind of couples who persist in morally irregular relationships from a Christian perspective (co-habitation, remarriage, or of the same sex) are unacceptable.”
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Orthodox and Catholic Prelates in Russia Sharply Criticize ‘Fiducia Supplicans’
The Russian Orthodox Biblical-Theological Commission and the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Russia were the latest to weigh in on the controversial document.
