The Vatican is facing internal divisions over the issue of same-sex blessings. Pope Francis met with Cardinal Burke, while the late Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Gerhard Mueller opposed the recent declaration allowing priests to bless same-sex couples. The Vatican's move has sparked debate, with some gay Catholics in Nigeria expressing that acceptance will take time due to criminalization of same-sex relationships in the country.
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BENEDICT WOULD HAVE BANNED SAME-SEX BLESSINGS (Reuters) The Vatican marked the first anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict XVI, with one of his closest aides saying he never would have approved a recent declaration allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples. https://t.co/WTEbQAdQ9R
Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, who was the Catholic Church's doctrinal chief, said the late Pope Benedict XVI never would have approved a recent declaration allowing priests to bless same-sex couples https://t.co/KuTlNLfZZX https://t.co/61ZAEYFCPf
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The Vatican may have declared that clerics can administer blessings to same-sex couples, but in Nigeria — where same sex relationships are criminalized, gay Catholics say it will take time before they are accepted https://t.co/Uf7rIf2s2H https://t.co/XCpo7dW9vA
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