By Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report - Verena Stefanie Shälter.. (Asks Pope Leo XIV).. I would like to know how you assess the decision of Cdl. Reinhardt Marx, Abp. 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?... his answer raises some questions, not least about how, in fact, he may proceed in addressing the troubling position taken by Cardinal Marx (and others) ....