The new heresy of Pope Francis; Issuing permission to hold services for homosexuals in the church

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: In a controversial and unprecedented move, the leader of the world's Catholics officially allowed priests to hold religious ceremonies for same-sex couples, and in this way, he legitimized homosexuality in a way.

 

According to the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" newspaper, after the green light of Pope Francis, the leader of the world's Catholics, same-sex couples can now hold a religious ceremony of blessing in the Catholic Church.

 

The Vatican's religious authority released a statement on Monday allowing Catholic priests to bless unmarried and same-sex couples. A text entitled "Fiducia supplicans" emphasizes that mistakes in marriage must be excluded.

 

The statement of this religious authority was published in several languages in the Vatican on Monday. It bears the signature of the Prefect of the Faith, Cardinal Victor Fernandez, and has been expressly approved by Pope Francis.

 

In February 2021, Pope Francis announced that it is possible to hold a blessing ceremony for same-sex couples in the Catholic Church. He had emphasized that according to current Catholic teachings, having homosexual feelings is not a sin. However, same-sex intimate acts are not inherently good. He emphasized that the expression of sexual desires is specific to marriage, which can only be concluded between a man and a woman.

 

In this new document, it is reiterated that marriage is a lifelong sacrament between a man and a woman. In another part of this document, based on Pope Francis' reference, it is argued that the term "blessing" has a broad definition in the Bible, and people who seek a transcendent relationship with God and His love and mercy should not face preconditions to receive it. .

 

The new Vatican document is the latest move by Pope Francis to show what he says is the Catholic Church's flexibility towards homosexuals. Pope Francis has previously said in a speech about homosexuality, "Who am I to judge?" He also made a controversial statement in 2023 that he believed "being gay is not a crime." These are the statements that set Pope Francis apart from all his predecessors.

 

At the same time, groups of Catholic Christians consider homosexuality and sex outside of marriage to be a sin and believe that they cannot ask for God's mercy and blessings in this situation.

 

This new approach has angered the traditionalists. Luigi Casalini, one of the Catholic and conservative bloggers, criticized this decision of Pope Francis and wrote that this document is a kind of heresy. He also emphasized that the church is collapsing.