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Vatican says church cannot bless same-sex unions

Updated on: 15 March,2021 10:55 PM IST  |  Rome
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The Vatican said the Catholic Church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions despite their "positive elements"

Vatican says church cannot bless same-sex unions

Pope Francis. Image source: AFP

The Vatican decreed Monday that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin”.


The Vatican's orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a formal response on Monday to a question about whether Catholic clergy can bless gay unions.


The answer, contained in a two-page explanation published in seven languages and approved by Pope Francis, was “negative”.


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