CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples.
Others downplayed the policy approved this week by Francis as.
THE Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC) has rejected the approval of same-sex marriages after Pope Francis permitted catholic priests to bless the unions. In a Vatican declaration recently, Pope Francis said priests should be allowed to give blessings to same-sex couples, however, this should not be integrated into standard rituals or connected to civil unions…
Some Catholic bishops say they will not follow the Vatican’s new direction on allowing blessings for same-sex couples. Others have fiercely criticized it, with one bishop describing the new policy
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