Vatican, with Pope Francis’ approval, says priests cannot bless same-sex couples

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The Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued a statement in which it declares that “the church does not have, and cannot have, the power to give the blessing to unions of persons of the same sex.” It said Pope Francis “was informed and gave his assent” to its publication. Gerard O’Connell reports the story in America Magazine.

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