Emotion is growing in the Church and the Pope once again clarifies the scope of the blessings for homosexual couples

Pope Francis clarified that the document on blessing to homosexual peoplewhich has produced a great debate within the Church, establishes that “when a person approaches spontaneously to ask for it (the priest) does not blesses the union but simply the people who have asked for it together”.

In a meeting with the members of the dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith, led by the prefect, the Argentine cardinal Víctor Fernández – author of the text -, Francisco also clarified that “these blessings, outside of any liturgical context and form, do not require perfection moral to be received”.

“The intent of the pastoral and spontaneous blessings is to concretely demonstrate the closeness of the Lord and the Church to all those who, finding themselves in different situations, ask for help to continue and sometimes to begin a journey of faith,” stated the Argentine . Dad.

The document “Fiducia suplicans” specifies that pastoral and non-liturgical blessings do not have nothing to do with a sacred marital blessing.

This is not the first time that the Pope, or Víctor “Tucho” Fernández himself, has clarified the scope of blessings for same-sex couples, a decision that has sparked a violent storm within the Catholic Church.

The reformists of the German Church celebrated the document, while in Africa, for example, the 781 bishops of several countries on the continent collectively rejected the Vatican text.

Voices of rejection have also been raised in several Latin American countries, especially among conservatives in the Catholic Church in the United States, where many bishops are also at odds with the Pope for his reformist and open line.

“Human Dignity”

Pope Francis also announced that the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is working on a new document on human dignity.

“The primacy of the human person and the defense of his dignity beyond all circumstances” summarizes the content of the new doctrinal document.

The Argentine pontiff hoped that this text “can help us as a Church to always be close to all those who, without proclamations, in concrete everyday life, fight and spend themselves personally to defend the rights of those who do not count”.

Francis stated that «it is also necessary to guarantee that «when faced with the different current ways of eliminating or ignoring others, we know how to react, with a new dream of fraternity and social friendship, which is not limited to words».

Even if the controversial debate on the pastoral blessings for homosexuals in the document “Fiduccia Suplicans” arose. a controversial outbreak in the Churchthe discrepancies remain at the level of a low-intensity conflict and under the control of the Vatican.

Despite the document of the 781 African bishops against the pastoral blessing for homosexuals, criticism continues.

In fact, these and other topics will increase the debates that will take place in the second part of the Synod of Synods, the first part of which was held last October and the second and decisive part will be held in the Vatican next October.