Russian bishops: no blessings for irregular relationships
March 01, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: The Russian Catholic bishops have issued an instruction that “the blessing of any type of couples that persist in relationships that are unregulated from the point of view of Christian morality (cohabitation, bigamous second marriages, same-sex marriages) is unacceptable.”
The bishops said that the statement was necessary because “misunderstandings have arisen regarding the declaration Fiducia Supplicans. Their statement stressed that the Church’s teaching on marriage remains unchanged.
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Mar. 02, 2024 8:47 AM ET USA
The Russian News Agency TASS should be daily reading for Westerners who appreciate a broader perspective than the anti-Eastern position smacking us in the face daily in the Western popular press market. Climbing out of the narrow Western bubble would be healthy for public discourse and political assessments, especially in the areas of war, foreign policy, and the quality of budgeting for a wiser use of taxpayer dollars. I thank catholiccculture.org for the courage and vision to tap such source.
