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The Pope has officially approved the blessing of same-sex couples [60]
Go Malawi! (...) Go Ukraine! (...) Go Kazachstan!
Go Nigeria!
Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria said that Catholic Churches in the country would not bless same-sex unions. Bishops said the blessing of the same-sex union is against God's law, the teachings of the church
punchng.com/catholic-bishops-will-not-bless-same-sex-unions/
... and finally today, the Polish episcopate has spoken...
"Practising sexual acts outside of marriage, that is outside the union of a man and a woman open for the transmission of life, is a tresspass against the will and the wisdom of God in the 6th commandment. Persons practising such acts cannot, therefore, receive blessing (...) It applies especially to people in same sex relations".
According to the declaration of Polish episcopate, people in same sex relations can receive a spontaneous blessing (not a ritual one) from a priest but it can be only understood as blessing of the particular people and not their sinful relation.
polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2023-12-22/blogoslawienie-par-jednoplciowych-oswiadczenie-episkopatu/
... so, I suppose - Go Poland!
I wonder how it will all end. United Methodist Church, one of the largest mainline protestant denominations, is in the process of splitting over the LGBT issue. Will the Roman Catholic Church go the same way?
