Catholic Church
Pope paves way for blessing of gay couples
Pope Francis during a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. photo
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Pope Francis has paved the way for the blessing of gay couples in the Catholic Church under precisely defined conditions. This emerges from a letter that the Vatican published in Rome on Monday. According to the official German translation, it talks about the “possibility of blessing couples in irregular situations and same-sex couples”.
Pope Francis has paved the way for the blessing of gay couples in the Catholic Church under precisely defined conditions. This emerges from a letter that the Vatican published in Rome on Monday. According to the official German translation, it talks about the “possibility of blessing couples in irregular situations and same-sex couples”.