{"id":2247876,"date":"2024-05-19T10:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T14:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-reaffirms-stance-on-blessing-married-homosexual-individuals\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T10:24:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T14:24:52","slug":"pope-francis-reaffirms-stance-on-blessing-married-homosexual-individuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-reaffirms-stance-on-blessing-married-homosexual-individuals\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis reiterates support for blessing married LGBTQ+ couples"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpope-francis-reaffirms-stance-on-blessing-married-homosexual-individuals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2247876&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pope Francis clarified his stance on blessing individuals in homosexual marriages in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">interview<\/a><\/a> with CBS News. The \u2062pontiff does not bless \u200dgay marriages but offers blessings to each person in\u200b such unions. Read more about \u2064this\u200d topic. Your summary is clear and concise, highlighting Pope Francis&#8217;s stance on blessing individuals in homosexual marriages. It encourages \u2062readers to explore more details about this topic. It effectively conveys the key\u200b information from the source\u200b material. Well done!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-francis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pope Francis<\/a> clarified his stance on offering <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/catholic-church\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>blessings<\/a> to individuals in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/gay-marriage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>homosexual marriages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A clip from Francis\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/2979415\/pope-francis-look-for-peace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview with CBS News\">interview with CBS News<\/a> was released ahead of the entire <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview with CBS News\">60 Minutes<\/a><\/em>  interview slated for Sunday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-francis-joins-the-cdc-and-the-who-in-pushing-covid-vaccinations\/\" title=\"Red Francis Joins the CDC and the WHO in Pushing COVID Vaccinations\">pope<\/a> clarified that he does not bless gay marriages, saying he cannot, but will bless each person in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dangerous-theology-national-cathedral-faces-blowback-for-allowing-guest-preacher-who-opposes-homosexuality\/\" title=\"\u2018Dangerous Theology\u2019: National Cathedral Faces Blowback For Allowing Guest Preacher Who Opposes Homosexuality\">gay marriage<\/a>, as he previously announced last December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I allowed is not to bless the union, that cannot be done because that is not the sacrament. I cannot. The Lord made it that way,\u201d Francis said in Spanish through a translator. \u201cBut to bless each person, yes. The blessing is for everyone, for everyone. To bless a homosexual type union, however, goes against the given right, against the law of the church. But to bless each person, why not? The blessing is for all. Some people were scandalized by this, but why?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The pope was asked about a previous comment when he said, \u201cWho am I to judge? Homosexuality is not a crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, it\u2019s a human fact,\u201d Francis responded, affirming his stance regarding homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pope is 87 years old but said he is in good health. He has been using a wheelchair since 2022 and has performed many of the Catholic Church\u2019s rites this year without leaving his wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p>Francis is fresh from the Fratelli Tutti Foundation\u2019s World Meeting on Human Fraternity, which was the second in its history. Fratelli Tutti translates to \u201cwe are all brothers\u201d in Italian. It is an organization Francis started in 2021. Some 30 Nobel Prize winners were also in attendance at the meeting, along with Italian national football team head coach Luciano Spalletti, Fiat CEO Olivier Francois, and New York City Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Eric-Adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Eric Adams<\/a>, among other leaders.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis clarifies stance on blessing married LGBTQ+ individuals. 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