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twodogsbarking

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1. Good grief.

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2023, 11:22 AM

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Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals don't resemble marriage [View all] ificandream Dec 2023 OP

Good grief. twodogsbarking Dec 2023 #1

People who love each other . . . SarcasticSatyr Dec 2023 #2

Is this the Catholic version of 'Don't say gay'? calguy Dec 2023 #3

I think this is one small step for man and one giant leap for the Church. ificandream Dec 2023 #4

Pope Francis has supported civil unions for gay couples since 2010. speak easy Dec 2023 #6

Actually he is saying that a priest can't bless their union. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #10

That is not how Catholic LGBT advocates see it. speak easy Dec 2023 #14

On further reading I believe you are correct :( speak easy Dec 2023 #15

He stops short of calling gay unions a "sacrament". Valdosta Dec 2023 #39

No. its a statement that blessings can't be given speak easy Dec 2023 #5

More like "Don't ask, Don't tell"? Ray Bruns Dec 2023 #8

But he can't have it all ways Novara Dec 2023 #11

No, you can't calguy Dec 2023 #13

You're right, it is a major step. And he could even be risking a schism pnwmom Dec 2023 #38

Be patient. LudwigPastorius Dec 2023 #21

Yep Rebl2 Dec 2023 #30

Feed the hungry and shut up. twodogsbarking Dec 2023 #7

It's a step sideways. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #9

Well, isn't that big of him. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2023 #12

Yes, it is, considering the context he's working in. My gay and Catholic father would have been thrilled pnwmom Dec 2023 #19

I was raised Catholic and spent 12 years in Catholic school. It did a lot of damage and it still is 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2023 #22

I know from my father -- and even more from my mother -- the kind of damage pnwmom Dec 2023 #23

In small steps PlutosHeart Dec 2023 #16

I don't care Chi67 Dec 2023 #17

The Pope made it clear this will have nothing to do with civil marriage, so your wish is granted nt pnwmom Dec 2023 #24

Well Chi67 Dec 2023 #34

I am not Catholic but IMO this is a real step forward. Tiny steps can equal a leap in the end. appleannie1 Dec 2023 #18

No rings, no walking the aisle, no flower girl, no best man or woman, no white dresses or tuxedoes, no vows, no "I do" LudwigPastorius Dec 2023 #20

A couple is free to do any of that in a separate civil ceremony. pnwmom Dec 2023 #27

I love Pope Francis. Working in a very conservative and often hostile environ for LGBT+, he found a way to affirm them. keopeli Dec 2023 #25

My late father and his partner attended a Catholic church pnwmom Dec 2023 #28

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch Dec 2023 #26

If marriage is a religious institution, what religion is a secular judge or magistrate practicing? keithbvadu2 Dec 2023 #29

As you imply marriage is NOT a religious institution. walkingman Dec 2023 #31

Yep! keithbvadu2 Dec 2023 #32

Not really a right. The Grand Illuminist Dec 2023 #35

It's also worth pointing out.. Chi67 Dec 2023 #36

Yes, they do and today all Christian denominations regard walkingman Dec 2023 #37

Is this the same as "Bless my best friend"? LeftInTX Dec 2023 #33

Leader Of World's Largest Abrahamic Blood Cult Shares His Bloody Opinion MayReasonRule Dec 2023 #40