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Spanish Archbishop: ‘I Am Not Going to Bless Even One Homosexual Union’
During the conversation with the media Archbishop Gil added that he is not going to participate in campaigns framed in terms of being ‘for or against’ the pontiff.
During the conversation with the media Archbishop Gil added that he is not going to participate in campaigns framed in terms of being ‘for or against’ the pontiff.
The Spanish Bishops’ Conference criticized the May 9 ruling by the country’s constitutional court that upheld abortion as a right.
In Spain there are more than 200 offices dedicated to the protection of minors and the prevention of abuse run by dioceses, religious congregations, and lay movements.
The persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua has been increasing for years.
The bishop spoke during solemn vespers in honor of the patroness of Vitoria, Our Lady of the Snows.
Bishop Fernández emphasized that the synodal process cannot be equated to the way in which secular governments draft, debate, and pass their laws.
The 64-year-old bishop quoted the statement by the Andalusian bishops calling for a respect for life from conception to natural death.
Bishop Casanova indicated that the sanctions imposed on Bishop Novell mean that “although maintaining his state as a bishop, he cannot perform any of the functions that derive from that state.”
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Novell on Aug. 23.
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