Exciting Equality Update - Great News for this year's Holiday Season!
No matter your faith or spiritual leaning, progress toward a broader vision of Equality is worth noting... and CELEBRATING. We are so excited for our Catholic brothers and sisters, who now have greater freedom to marry at the altar of their choice, and we rejoice at the gifts this announcement brings for everyone around the world, within the LGBTQ+ community and beyond.
Just 2 years ago, the Vatican proclaimed that God "cannot bless sin" in a decision about same-gender commitments. But this week, in an historic declaration, Pope Francis granted his formal approval allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples (though this is not a full endorsement of their marriage): This motion marks the church's most permissive decree yet on the issue!
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/18/1220077102/pope-francis-blessings-same-sex-couples
