News Analysis Is the Pope in favour of blessing same-sex unions?
by Tony Wilson, Premier Christianity:
LGBT Catholics have welcomed a new statement from Pope Francis, which has been interpreted as opening the door to blessing same-sex relationships.
Something significant is happening in the life of the Roman Catholic Church as a group of cardinals restate and reissue several dubia.
What’s a dubia?
It’s Latin for ‘doubts’. If a Pope says or does something that casts doubt on a point of doctrine, the Roman Catholic Church places a duty on concerned bishops to raise questions. These questions are referred to as ‘dubia’, and it’s rare for them to be issued.
What are the cardinals concerned about?
Five cardinals are questioning ambiguous statements which have been made by Pope Francis in relation to the church’s doctrine in recent times. The cardinals are concerned the Pope could be opening the door to women’s ordination and the blessing of same sex unions.
I thought the Catholic Church was against gay marriage and women priests. Why would they worry the Pope would ever change the Church’s teaching?
The Roman Catholic Church officially teaches that people who experience same-sex attraction should be accepted with respect, compassion, sensitivity and with no discrimination. It also declares sexual activity between people of the same sex to be intrinsically disordered, a grave sin and under no circumstances can it be approved.
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