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Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Roman Catholic Church
BACKGROUND
The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in the world, with approximately billion members across the globe. With its origins in the earliest days of Christianity, the Church traces its leadership––in the person of the Pope––to St. Peter, identified by Jesus as “the rock” on which the Church would be built.
The Catholic Church in the United States numbers over 70 million members, and is organized in 33 Provinces, each led by an archbishop. Each bishop answers directly to the Pope, not to an archbishop. Those Provinces are further divided into dioceses, each led by a bishop. At the base of the organizational structure are local parishes, headed by a pastor, appointed by the local bishop. The Conference of Catholic Bishops in the United States meets semi-annually.
As part of a global organization with its institutional center at the Vatican, the Catholic Church in America is shaped by worldwide societal and cultural trends. It is further shaped by governance that is entirely male, with women excluded from the priesthood and thus from key leadership roles.
LGBTQ+ EQUALITY
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Vatican approves blessings for queer couples in landmark judgment for LGBTQ Catholics
Roman Catholic priests will be competent to bless same-sex couples, as long as the blessings are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies, under a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis.
Key points:
- The Catholic Church teaches that lgbtq+ attraction is not sinful but homosexual acts are
- The church previously barred queer couples from receiving blessings in a ruling, saying God 'cannot bless sin'
- The Vatican now says priests should decide whether to thank same-sex couples on a case-by-case basis
A document from the Vatican's doctrinal office, which effectively reversed a declaration the same body had issued in , said such blessings would not legitimise "irregular situations" but be a approve that God welcomes all.
Blessings should in no way be confused with the sacrament of heterosexual marriage, the document said.
It said priests should decide on a case-by-case basis and "should not prevent or prohibit the church's closeness to people in every situation in which they might seek God's aid through a simple blessing".
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Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples
Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, a significant advance for LGBT people in the Roman Catholic Church.
The commander of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should be permitted to approve same-sex and "irregular" couples, under certain circumstances.
But the Vatican said blessings should not be part of regular Church rituals or related to civil unions or weddings.
It added that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman.
Pope Francis approved a document issued by the Vatican announcing the change on Monday. The Vatican said it should be a sign that "God welcomes all", but the document says priests must settle on a case-by-case basis.
Introducing the text, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Church, said that the new assertion remained "firm on the traditional doctrine of the Church about marriage".
But he added that in keeping with the Pope's "pastoral vision" of "broadening" the appeal of the Catholic Church, the new guidelines would allow priests to bless relationships still considered sinful.
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Pope Francis allows blessings for same-sex couples under certain conditions
The Vatican has approved a landmark ruling to allow Roman Catholic priests to administer blessings to same-sex couples as drawn-out as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies, nor given in contexts comparable to civil unions or weddings.
A document from the Vatican’s doctrinal office approved by Pope Francis on Monday said such blessings would not legitimise irregular situations but be a sign that God welcomes all.
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end of listThe document backed “the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex” but “this blessing should never be imparted in concurrence with the ceremonies of a civil union, and not even in connection with them”.
It said priests should decide on a case-by-case basis and “should not
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Vatican approves blessings for queer couples in landmark judgment for LGBTQ Catholics
Roman Catholic priests will be competent to bless same-sex couples, as long as the blessings are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies, under a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis.
Key points:
- The Catholic Church teaches that lgbtq+ attraction is not sinful but homosexual acts are
- The church previously barred queer couples from receiving blessings in a ruling, saying God 'cannot bless sin'
- The Vatican now says priests should decide whether to thank same-sex couples on a case-by-case basis
A document from the Vatican's doctrinal office, which effectively reversed a declaration the same body had issued in , said such blessings would not legitimise "irregular situations" but be a approve that God welcomes all.
Blessings should in no way be confused with the sacrament of heterosexual marriage, the document said.
It said priests should decide on a case-by-case basis and "should not prevent or prohibit the church's closeness to people in every situation in which they might seek God's aid through a simple blessing".
The pope hinte
Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples
Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, a significant advance for LGBT people in the Roman Catholic Church.
The commander of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should be permitted to approve same-sex and "irregular" couples, under certain circumstances.
But the Vatican said blessings should not be part of regular Church rituals or related to civil unions or weddings.
It added that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman.
Pope Francis approved a document issued by the Vatican announcing the change on Monday. The Vatican said it should be a sign that "God welcomes all", but the document says priests must settle on a case-by-case basis.
Introducing the text, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Church, said that the new assertion remained "firm on the traditional doctrine of the Church about marriage".
But he added that in keeping with the Pope's "pastoral vision" of "broadening" the appeal of the Catholic Church, the new guidelines would allow priests to bless relationships still considered sinful.
Peo
Pope Francis allows blessings for same-sex couples under certain conditions
The Vatican has approved a landmark ruling to allow Roman Catholic priests to administer blessings to same-sex couples as drawn-out as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies, nor given in contexts comparable to civil unions or weddings.
A document from the Vatican’s doctrinal office approved by Pope Francis on Monday said such blessings would not legitimise irregular situations but be a sign that God welcomes all.
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end of listThe document backed “the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex” but “this blessing should never be imparted in concurrence with the ceremonies of a civil union, and not even in connection with them”.
It said priests should decide on a case-by-case basis and “should not
.