Vatican approves blessings for Same Sex Couples.

[jojoju1998]

https://www.reuters.com/world/vatican-approves-blessings-same-sex-couples-under-certain-conditions-2023-12-18/

"  as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies."

[jojoju1998]

Wake me up when they make an actual change because on the ground and on the Internet, they only seem to be doubling down on hate over all else.

Well on the ground, disapproval of Pope Francis is increasing among " faithful " Catholics. And the developing world catholics, are not more sympathetic to liberal things.

[jojoju1998]

I'm sympathetic to what he's trying to do but he's definitely straddling the line between "offering the comfort of God" and appearing to view a same sex couple as acceptable within a religious setting. You don't have to have the couple say "I do" in order for it to come off to observers that you're viewing the couple's conduct to be honorable. The government recongizing same sex relationships is fine but for the Christian church to do so is a clear violation of scripture and I'm concerned the Pope doesn't truly get that.

This isn't really how the Catholic understanding of the Bible works.

Isn't the Catholic Church opposed to the sacramental marriage, but not same sex relationships per se technically as long as the relationship does not include the sexual act ?