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The Vatican give a negative verdict to same-sex unions in a response publication on Monday, says “the church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions” as it does not incline with Gods plan.
It appears the Church had received a question which reads “does the Church have the power to give the blessing to unions of persons of the same sex?”
According to the Vatican News, on Monday, in response to questions presented to the Church about same-sex validation the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) says it is “not licit for priests to bless homosexual couples who ask for some type of religious recognition of their union.”
The publications also stated that the church in “sincere desire to welcome and accompany homosexual persons, to whom are proposed paths of growth in faith”, as expressed also in the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, which speaks of “the assistance they [those who manifest a homosexual orientation] need to understand and fully carry out God’s will in their lives.”
Meanwhile, it was also made clear that the negative response does not in any way “imply a judgement regarding the individuals involved, who must be welcomed “with respect, compassion, and sensitivity” avoiding “every sign of unjust discrimination” as already written in Magisterial documents.”
Another reason for the negative response is the risk that the blessing of same-sex unions may be mistakenly associated with that of the Sacrament of Matrimony.
It was gathered that the publication was acknowledged by Pope Francis and signed by the Prefect, Cardinal Luis Ladaria, and the Secretary, Archbishop Giacomo Morandi.
In the publication which was titled “Responsum of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to a dubium regarding the blessing of the unions of persons of the same sex” the CDF concludes by noting that the Response to the dubium does not preclude “the blessings given to individual persons with homosexual inclinations, who manifest the will to live in fidelity to the revealed plans of God”, while it declares impermissible “any form of blessing that tends to acknowledge their unions as such”.
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