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Pope Leo Says Same-Sex Couples Can Be Blessed But Not Married in Church, by Roberto Wakerell-Cruz – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Roberto Wakerell-Cruz, Human Events, Sept. 22, 2025

“That doesn’t mean those people are bad people, but I think it’s very important, again, to understand how to accept others who are different than we are, how to accept people who make choices in their life and to respect them.”

Pope Leo has confirmed that he will continue the practice of allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, warning against ceremonies that too closely resemble weddings.

Speaking with the Catholic newspaper Crux, the pontiff said, “The church’s teaching will continue as it is” on marriage, stressing that matrimony remains between a man and a woman. At the same time, he acknowledged that blessings for couples outside the sacrament of marriage would remain possible. …