General rehearsals at St. Peter's to learn how to bless gay couples. The priest placed in front of the applicant will have to recite a blessing phrase in a low voice, naturally very brief so as not to exceed the time limit suggested by the Prefect of the Dicastery of the Faith, while tracing a small cross on the forehead of the faithful with his finger
The Pope goes on TV: «For now I feel good. Resignation? Not in my thoughts»
To the first priests on Sunday morning, in the meeting room of the Chapter of the basilica, it was suggested how to face the new pastoral path. The gesture, symbolic and simple at the same time, will have to be very fast (always to stay within the strict term of 15 seconds). Since the gesture is important, they are fine-tuning how to face all situations and normalize a practice that currently represents a real novelty for the Vatican after the publication, on December 18, of a text with which blessings for homosexual couples have been authorized worldwide (Africa is the only one to have been exempted because it is contrary).
Pope Francis: «People should be blessed, not LGBT associations». The message to Roman priests
The Pope, despite the uproar and the strong resistance of many episcopates, has staunchly defended the measure and also last night, during the television interview with Fabio Fazio, he did so speaking openly. He admitted to the viewers that in his decisions - and also in this one - he always experiences a margin of loneliness: in this specific case Bergoglio is sure that the Church must embrace everyone, without leaving anyone behind and bless everyone. «Sometimes decisions are not always accepted: most of the time it happens because they are not known in detail». In the meantime, the grumbling is not lacking and continues underground, although the Pope repeats that this is the best way to experience mercy.
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