Why the Negative Is a Positive
COMMENTARY: Thus, the Vatican’s instruction that it cannot bless same-sex unions protects the transformative value of the sacraments.
Results from Tag: 'same-sex unions'
Same-Sex Blessing Reaction Echoes Rollout of Humanae Vitae
Just as they did in 1968, Catholic dissidents push alternate narrative ahead of official Church teaching.
Diocese: Priest’s Omission of Palm Blessing in Protest over Vatican Ruling ‘Reprehensible’
50-year-old Fr. Mignani, pastor of Santa Caterina Parish in Bonassola, said during his homily March 28, “if I can’t bless same-sex couples, then I won’t bless palms and olive branches either."
Cardinal Schönborn: Vatican ‘No’ to Same-Sex Blessings Marked by ‘Communication Error’
Cardinal Schönborn, who noted that he has served as a CDF member for 25 years, said he regretted that the committee to which he belongs was not consulted over such a “sensitive question.”
Vatican Now in Crisis Management Mode with German Bishops
NEWS ANALYSIS: Sources say that two senior cardinals wanted to bring the president of the German bishops’ conference to Rome for correction regarding his recent controversial comments, but were overruled by Pope Francis.
Viennese Cardinal Displeased by Vatican ‘No’ to Same-Sex Blessings
The CDF said March 15 that the Church hasn’t the power to bless same-sex unions.
Is Pope Francis Distancing Himself from CDF Same-Sex Blessing Clarification? Unlikely, Say Commentators
The document has prompted an outcry from those in the Church who wish to see a change in teaching, mostly in the German-speaking world.
Schism Looms: Pope Francis and the Willfully Rebellious Church in Germany
COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s German gamble failed. He led with an open hand and got a clenched fist in return.
Portland Archbishop Thanks Pope Francis for Vatican ‘No’ to Same-Sex Blessings
Archbishop Sample said it “is not a matter of discrimination but of honoring the truth of the human person and the dignity of marriage itself.”
German-Speaking Theology Professors Criticize Vatican ‘No’ to Same-Sex Blessings
The statement, drafted at the University of Münster, described the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s clarification as lacking “theological depth, hermeneutical understanding, and explanatory rigor.”
