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Pope Leo signals no plan to go beyond blessings for same-sex couples ...

  • On Thursday, April 23, 2026, Pope Leo XIV signaled he will not formalize Church blessings for same-sex couples beyond his predecessor's approach, warning that new steps could trigger disunity within Catholicism.
  • Former Pope Francis, who led the Church for 12 years before his 2025 death, permitted informal, case-by-case blessings that sparked widespread debate among bishops in Africa who refused implementation.
  • The Catholic Church teaches that sexual relationships outside heterosexual marriage are sinful, though Pope Leo XIV emphasized that unity should not revolve solely around sexual ethics and did not criticize German Cardinal Reinhard Marx's formalization plan.
  • "We tend to think that when the Church is talking about morality, that the only issue of morality is sexual," Leo said, arguing that justice, equality, and freedom are more important priorities.
  • Balancing views in the 1.4-billion-member Church remains a priority for the Holy See, with Pope Leo warning that pushing beyond current guidelines on same-sex blessings today would likely cause more disunity than unity.
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German bishops are pushing ahead - and the Pope is slowing down. Once again, there is a headwind for Catholic reform attempts from the Vatican.

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The Vatican contradicts the German Church in the blessing of homosexual couples. Pope Leo XIV draws clear boundaries.

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Because of his open words about wars and also about the course of US President Trump, Pope Leo XIV gets a lot of support. However, on one subject, the Vatican retains the conservative line.

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After returning from her first papal journey to the southern hemisphere, her holiness Leo XIV reacted to the decision of German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich and Freising, which allows the blessing of homosexual couples in her diocese.An authorization that divides Outre-Rhin. German journalist Verena Schälter (ARD Rundfunk) therefore asked the pope: "[...] How do you evaluate the decision of Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of M…

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Pope Francis permits blessings of same-sex couples with restrictions. In Munich, for example, these are officially allowed. Pope Leo interprets a statement of his predecessor differently.

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OnePeterFive broke the news on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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