Catholic Church - Vatican allows blessing of gays and lesbians - with one restriction
The Vatican is now allowing the blessing of homosexual couples by Catholic clergy. This is the result of a policy statement published by the religious authority on Monday. The "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" had initially reported this.
However, the binding document emphasizes that the blessing must not be confused with a marriage. Furthermore, the blessing must not be given as part of a church service. The declaration was expressly approved by Pope Francis, it said.
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The blessing of gay and lesbian couples by Catholic clergy, as permitted by the Vatican, does not equate to a marriage, as emphasized in the binding document. This policy, which allows for such blessings, was explicitly approved by Pope Francis.
Source: www.stern.de
