Same-Sex Couples and Church | Pope Francis Gives Blessings

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Pope Francis has suggested he would be open to having the Catholic Church bless same-sex couples.

Responding to a group of cardinals who asked him for clarity on the issue, he said any request for a blessing should be treated with "pastoral charity".

"We cannot be judges who only deny, reject and exclude," he said. Same-Sex Couples and Church

He added, however, that the Church still considered same-sex relationships "objectively sinful" and would not recognise same-sex marriage. Same-Sex Couples and Church

The request was one of a number sent to the Pope ahead of a weeks-long global gathering to discuss the future of the Church, set to get under way at the Vatican on Wednesday.

In the Catholic Church, a blessing is a prayer or plea, usually delivered by a minister, asking for God to look favourably on the person or people being blessed. Same-Sex Couples and Church

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