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 Pope Francis accuses critics of same-sex blessings of 'hypocrisy'.

Ryan Foley  08 February 2024.

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(CP) Pope Francis is accusing those opposed to the Vatican's declaration allowing priests to bless same-sex couples of hypocrisy as the Holy See continues to face blowback over that decision.

The pontiff spoke with the Italian weekly magazine Credere for an interview that will be published in the Feb. 8 issue of the periodical. Vatican News reported on some of Francis' remarks in the interview ahead of its publication Wednesday.

The Dec. 18 declaration "Fiducia Supplicans," issued by the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, has resulted in a lot of pushback within Catholic circles and Francis addressed it in his interview with Credere. The document permits pastoral blessings of "same-sex couples without officially validating their status or changing in any way the Church's perennial teaching on marriage."

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The pope responded to the most common criticisms of Fiducia Supplicans that it blesses homosexual behavior and homosexual relationships in contradiction to Catholic Church teaching. "I do not bless a 'homosexual marriage'; I bless two people who love each other, and I also ask them to pray for me," he said. CT.