The Church Sows More Confusion About Same-Sex Blessings
Like Fiducia Supplicans, the press release scrupulously avoids using the word “sin,” let alone “grave sin” or “mortal sin,” when speaking of “irregular unions.” The press release mentions sin only when referring to the request for a blessing that anyone might make. These references suggest, if not affirm, that there is no crucial moral or pastoral difference between (a) blessing people who happen to be sinners, and (b) blessing people as parties to a relationship expressed in sinful acts. Never has the Church authorized a blessing under a description that identifies the recipients by reference to their sin (e.g., a blessing for pornographers as such).
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