Australian Bishop Shane Mackinlay sees the controversial Vatican permission to bless homosexual couples because of the World Synod. At a press conference on Friday in the Vatican, he said that the corresponding Vatican document, Fiducia supplicants, was a reaction to some discussions at the Synod Assembly last year. “As with many things Pope Francis did Read more
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Belgian bishops create prayer liturgy for same-sex couples
Thursday, September 22nd, 2022
A group of Belgian Catholic bishops have defied the Vatican by introducing blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples in their dioceses. The bishops of Flanders also published a liturgy for the celebration of homosexual unions. “In doing so, they are going directly against the Vatican,” reported the Dutch newspaper Nederlands Dagblad. The Vatican clarified in March Read more
German bishop asks: Are homosexuals imperfectly created? Did God slip up?
Monday, February 15th, 2021
Pondering the question: ‘did God slip up in creating homosexuals?’, German Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz found he had to say ‘No’. Kolgraf says that answer has led him to think the Catholic Church needs a new pastoral approach to homosexual couples. After becoming a bishop in 2017, Kolgraf says he was soon made aware Read more