Pope Francis suggests Church can bless same-sex unions in “enormous advance” for LGBTQ+ Catholics

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In a historic statement, Pope Francis has asserted that there may be a way for the Catholic Church to bless same-sex couples.

Pope Francis voiced this opinion in his response to a letter from five retired cardinals who asked him, among other things, to reaffirm the church’s position against homosexuality at an upcoming meeting known as the Synod on Synodality, during which LGBTQ+ Catholics will reportedly be discussed.

Pope Francis’s response to the cardinals, however, indicated that there may be a path forward in which the Church can bless same-sex couples in a way that is different from blessing married heterosexual couples.

Francis did emphasize that marriage itself should remain a union between a man and a woman but said that…

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