{"id":53594,"date":"2020-10-21T10:52:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T15:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=53594"},"modified":"2020-10-21T10:57:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T15:57:28","slug":"pope-francis-favors-same-sex-civil-unions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/21\/pope-francis-favors-same-sex-civil-unions\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis Favors Same Sex Civil Unions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/europe\/pope-francis-civil-unions\/2020\/10\/21\/805a601c-139e-11eb-a258-614acf2b906d_story.html\">WaPo reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In a new documentary, Pope Francis has called for the creation of civil union laws for same-sex couples, in remarks that break from the Catholic Church\u2019s official teaching and mark his clearest support to date for the issue.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Everyone else reports it too &#8211; just google &#8220;Pope civil unions&#8221; and you&#8217;ll see it&#8217;s all over the internet today.<\/p>\n<p>My brief commentary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We learned in 2013 that this had been his position within the Argentinian bishops&#8217; conference, where he didn&#8217;t prevail. The news here is that he still holds this position and is now stating it clearly as pope.<\/li>\n<li>The backlash will be, and already is, fierce. Some Catholics will be gravely disappointed that he&#8217;s going against the position of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (long led by Josef Ratzinger\/Benedict XVI). I&#8217;m sure many gay-rights advocates, though, will be bitter that he&#8217;s advocating a half-measure that falls short of full equality. For such people, it is absolutely unacceptable to settle for gradual progress. Pray for Pope Francis.<\/li>\n<li>Of liturgical interest &#8211; this is\u00a0<em>Pray Tell&#8217;s<\/em> beat &#8211; is whether the Church can bless such same-sex civil unions if she approves of their legality. I suppose there will be an increase in Catholic clergy performing such blessings, and today&#8217;s news makes it a bit more difficult to stop them.<\/li>\n<li>Bottom line: Christianity and modernity are locked in a highly complex relationship that will continue to wreak havoc for the churches and exacerbate their identity crises. (This has been going on for centuries &#8211; think of the popes&#8217; abysmal failure in the 19th century to prevent the fall of the Papal States, and the marked evolution in the Catholic church&#8217;s official position on political questions over the succeeding century or so.) It&#8217;s hard to make sense of a revolution when you&#8217;re in the middle of it. No use complaining about all this &#8211; God calls us to do our best to be faithful precisely in this time and place. Buckle your seatbelts, prepare for a rocky ride, and strive to remain peaceful, prayerful, and charitable to your fellow Christians who hold a variety of views.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>awr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WaPo reports: In a new documentary, Pope Francis has called for the creation of civil union laws for same-sex couples, in remarks that break from the Catholic Church\u2019s official teaching and mark his clearest support to date for the issue. 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