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“same-sex unions”

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Word substitution at the service of moral clarification

November 1, 2022 Father Jerry J. Pokorsky 15

The culture has “evolved” (read: degraded) to accept as normal much behavior overtly violating the Ten Commandments. But authentic Church teaching, rooted in the Gospel and all of Scripture, is usually out of step with […]

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Blessing same-sex couples a diabolical and sacrilegious act, priest affirms

May 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 13

Mexico City, Mexico, May 11, 2021 / 14:19 pm (CNA). Fr. Hugo Valdemar, canon penitentiary of the Archdiocese of Mexico, said that the blessing that priests and pastoral workers gave May 10 to homosexual couples […]

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German bishops’ leader: Day of same-sex blessings not ‘helpful’

April 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg. / Bistum Limburg.

CNA Staff, Apr 29, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
The chairman of the German Catholic bishops’ conference said Wednesday that a planned day of protest against the Vatican’s “no” to blessings for same-se… […]

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Catholic university in New England ‘affirms support’ for LGBT persons

April 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 4

Credit: Wozzie/Shutterstock.

Bridgeport, Conn., Apr 24, 2021 / 04:01 am (CNA).
Sacred Heart University held a rally celebrating LGBT students last month after the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said the Church hasn’t the power to ble… […]

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Bishop urges prayer, fasting in response to blessings of same-sex couples in Germany

April 19, 2021 Catholic News Agency 30

San Sebastian, Spain, Apr 19, 2021 / 17:01 pm (CNA). In response to a planned day of blessings for same-sex partners in Germany, the Bishop of San Sebastián on Wednesday called on Catholics to join […]

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Cardinal Farrell: Blessings are for marriage, but Church’s pastoral life is for all

March 18, 2021 Catholic News Agency 15

Vatican City, Mar 18, 2021 / 07:30 am (CNA).- The Church’s pastoral life is open to all people, but blessings are reserved for couples who are married according to Catholic teaching, Cardinal Kevin Farrell said […]

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Why can’t the Church employ ministers or teachers in same-sex unions?

June 30, 2020 Fr. Charles Fox 8

The Archdiocese of Detroit has recently become the object of significant media attention due to the reported firing of a local parish’s music minister due to her entry into a same-sex “marriage.” Such stories consistently […]

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‘Same-sex marriage’ and ‘same-sex unions’ are not the same things…

September 13, 2017 Edward N. Peters 19

… and I think Pope Francis was right to make that observation, which in turn means, yes, I think that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith muffed the distinction between “unions” and “marriage” back […]

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