On the occasion of the Christmas celebrations, the Archbishop of Montevideo, Cardinal Daniel Sturla, He refused to bless homosexual couples, contradicting the Vatican document approved by Pope Francis which authorizes this type of procedure.
Interviewed by the Uruguayan newspaper VillageSturla said he was surprised that this issue is “controversial.” divides “the waters within the Church” he came at Christmas.
“It is clear that the priest blesses all the people. Now I have been in prison and I have blessed all the prisoners. If people come to ask me for my blessing, I always grant it.
“I remember that when we were discussing the trans law, we were in procession in the parish of San Ignacio, and some trans people came to ask me for a blessing and I gave it to them,” he added.
“But blessing a homosexual couple is something else…”said the archbishop
According to Sturla, the Vatican document does not refer to the blessing of the person but of the couple, something that “the entire tradition of the Church” and a document published two years ago say cannot be done.
Source: Clarin
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