{"id":8905,"date":"2021-03-15T18:09:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T17:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=8905"},"modified":"2021-03-15T18:09:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T17:09:42","slug":"pope-orders-catholic-priests-to-desist-from-blessing-same-sex-marriages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/15\/pope-orders-catholic-priests-to-desist-from-blessing-same-sex-marriages\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope orders Catholic priests to desist from blessing same-sex marriages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Vatican has directed priests and other Catholic ministers to desist from ordaining same-sex marriages, adding that such blessings are \u201cnot licit\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Vatican\u2019s doctrinal office, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), disclosed this on Monday in a statement, stressing that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/21\/bandits-raze-church-two-houses-in-kaduna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic Church<\/a> cannot bless same-sex unions or Marriage.<\/p>\n<p>The statement also quoted \u201cPope Francis as saying \u201cthat it was \u201cnot intended to be a form of unjust discrimination, but rather a reminder of the truth of the liturgical rite\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Pope, marriage between a man and a woman is a sacrament and blessing related to the sacrament of marriage cannot be extended to same-sex couples.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe blessings of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/08\/soldiers-kill-man-few-weeks-to-his-traditional-marraige\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marriage<\/a> have been made sacred by God who made it the union between a man and a woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese blessings are related to the sacrament of marriage and cannot be extended to same-sex couples.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, we are urged to always welcome and accompany homosexual persons\u201d and help them grow in the faith,\u201d he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vatican has directed priests and other Catholic ministers to desist from ordaining same-sex marriages, adding that such blessings are \u201cnot licit\u201d. The Vatican\u2019s doctrinal office, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), disclosed this on Monday in a statement, stressing that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions or Marriage. 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