Pope Leo: “We Do Not Agree with the Formalized Blessing of …Homosexual Couples”

Like all modernists, he throws in some Catholicism every once in a while, just to keep us all off balance and guessing. Francis did the same.

From One Peter Five

By Timothy Flanders, M

"To go beyond that ...can cause more disunity than unity"

The Holy Father has commented in English one of the most controversial aspects of the Francis pontificate. From Vatican News:

Verena Stefanie Shälter (Ard Rundfunk): Holy Father, congratulations on your first papal trip to the Global South. We saw a lot of enthusiasm and even euphoria; I can imagine that was very moving for you as well. I would like to know how you assess the decision of Cardinal Reinhardt Marx, Archbishop of Munich and Freising, that he gave permission to the blessing of same-sex couples in his diocese, and in light of different cultural and theological perspectives, especially in Africa, how do you intend to preserve the unity of the global Church on that particular matter?

[Pope Leo XIV, in English:] First of all, I think it’s very important to understand that the unity or division of the Church should not revolve around sexual matters. We tend to think that when the Church is talking about morality, that the only issue of morality is sexual. And in reality, I believe there are much greater, more important issues, such as justice, equality, freedom of men and women, freedom of religion, that would all take priority before that particular issue. The Holy See has already spoken to the German bishops.

The Holy See has made it clear that we do not agree with the formalized blessing of couples, in this case, homosexual couples, as you asked, or couples in irregular situations, beyond what was specifically, if you will, allowed for by Pope Francis in saying all people receive blessings.

When a priest gives a blessing at the end of Mass, when the Pope gives a blessing at the end of a large celebration like the one we had today, they are blessings for all people. Francis’ well-known expression ‘Tutti, tutti, tutti’ is an expression of the Church’s belief that all are welcome; all are invited; all are invited to follow Jesus, and all are invited to look for conversion in their lives.

To go beyond that today, I think that the topic can cause more disunity than unity, and that we should look for ways to build our unity upon Jesus Christ and what Jesus Christ teaches. So that’s how I would respond to that question.

We note again how the Holy Father ignores the concerns of the “rich” countries – Europe and America – where these sexual issues are paramount. He already said to Crux very early in his pontificate that these issues are not really the concern of most of the world (and he’s right on that, ladies and gentlemen, considering the global south which is subject to extreme poverty).

But what is fascinating here is that Pope Leo appears, again, to be attempting to “sanitise” the Francis pontificate by subtlely altering the prima facie Modernism which was latent (or lamentably and arguably, sometimes explicit) within the Francis Pontificate.

We noted back in 2023 that the infamous Fidcuia Supplicans appears to make the sodomotical relationship itself into the object of the blessing. Let’s review those infamous words:

Within the horizon outlined here appears the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex, the form of which should not be fixed ritually by ecclesial authorities to avoid producing confusion with the blessing proper to the Sacrament of Marriage. In such cases, a blessing may be imparted that not only has an ascending value but also involves the invocation of a blessing that descends from God upon those who—recognizing themselves to be destitute and in need of his help—do not claim a legitimation of their own status, but who beg that all that is true, good, and humanly valid in their lives and their relationships be enriched, healed, and elevated by the presence of the Holy Spirit.

At that time I commented:

Notice that what is blessed, the object of the blessing is the couple. This statement asserts that a relationship of sodomy can be blessed. This asserts that there is such a thing as “couples of the same sex.” This relationship can be blessed, he says, because there’s some positive element in it somewhere (another straw man on fire).

So the man committing adultery with his mistress becomes a “couple in an irregular situation.” Their relationship gets a blessing.

The two men who are committing sodomy become a “same-sex couple.” Their relationship gets a blessing.

The issue is that there no metaphysical reality of a same-sex couple. Such an object of blessing cannot exist. It’s simply metaphysically impossible to exist, since “same-sex marriage” does not exist. Therefore this thing, since it exists only in virtual reality, cannot ever become an object of blessing.

What is interesting is that the Holy Father seems to be saying that very thing. He seems to be saying that “to go beyond that” – i.e. blessing “all the people” of the congregation – is not right.

However, what matters more than what Pope Leo says is what he does. Will he confirm the charitable anathema in order to bring unity in truth? This, in our view, is the only proven solution.

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