Last year, Pope Francis asserted that Catholic priests can bless homosexual couples. This occurred after he wrote the forward endorsing a very gay Bible commentary, although this remains little known. Pope Francis has an upcoming book being released next week, where he doubles down on his tacit support for homosexuality, specifically in the form of civil unions.
According to Catholic News Agency:
In the new book, Pope Francis also defends arguably the most divisive move of his papacy: the Vatican’s recent controversial approval of blessings for same-sex couples. The pope said that the promulgation of Fiducia Supplicans confirms that “God loves everyone, especially sinners,” and that if some decide not to implement the guidance, as many bishops and some entire episcopal conferences have, “it does not mean that this is the antechamber of a schism, because the doctrine of the Church is not called into question.”
While the pope says that marriage between people of the same sex is not a possibility, he reiterates his approval of civil unions, stating that “it is right that these people who live the gift of love can have legal coverage like everyone else.”
This is a position well past compromise and is out of line with historic Christian tradition on marriage, sexuality, and civil magistrate.
