Ubenedictus:

This is why it is good to read the document, because the document actually says that the couple has to come like "we have sinned and are addicted to this". Now let me quote the document

31. Within the horizon outlined here appears the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex, the form of which should not be fixed ritually by ecclesial authorities to avoid producing confusion with the blessing proper to the Sacrament of Marriage. In such cases, a blessing may be imparted that not only has an ascending value but also involves the invocation of a blessing that descends from God upon those who—recognizing themselves to be destitute and in need of his help—do not claim a legitimation of their own status, but who beg that all that is true, good, and humanly valid in their lives and their relationships be enriched, healed, and elevated by the presence of the Holy Spirit. These forms of blessing express a supplication that God may grant those aids that come from the impulses of his Spirit—what classical theology calls “actual grace”—so that human relationships may mature and grow in fidelity to the Gospel, that they may be freed from their imperfections and frailties, and that they may express themselves in the ever-increasing dimension of the divine love.

32. Indeed, the grace of God works in the lives of those who do not claim to be righteous but who acknowledge themselves humbly as sinners, like everyone else. This grace can orient everything according to the mysterious and unpredictable designs of God. Therefore, with its untiring wisdom and motherly care, the Church welcomes all who approach God with humble hearts, accompanying them with those spiritual aids that enable everyone to understand and realize God’s will fully in their existence.[22]

33. This is a blessing that, although not included in any liturgical rite,[23] unites intercessory prayer with the invocation of God’s help by those who humbly turn to him. God never turns away anyone who approaches him! Ultimately, a blessing offers people a means to increase their trust in God. The request for a blessing, thus, expresses and nurtures openness to the transcendence, mercy, and closeness to God in a thousand concrete circumstances of life, which is no small thing in the world in which we live. It is a seed of the Holy Spirit that must be nurtured, not hindered.

34. The Church’s liturgy itself invites us to adopt this trusting attitude, even in the midst of our sins, lack of merits, weaknesses, and confusions, as witnessed by this beautiful Collect from the Roman Missal: “Almighty ever-living God, who in the abundance of your kindness surpass the merits and the desires of those who entreat you, pour out your mercy upon us to pardon what conscience dreads and to give what prayer does not dare to ask” (Collect for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time). How often, through a pastor’s simple blessing, which does not claim to sanction or legitimize anything, can people experience the nearness of the Father, beyond all “merits” and “desires”?

gosh man are you telling me that the LGBT shit and their supporters are actually sorry for whatever they are doing. committing the sinful act and acknowledging their self as couple are totally a different thing. like are you telling me that before now that if they come seeking for forgiveness when they acknowledge their sin the priest will chase them away. (and they won't call their self couple if they are truly sorry)

Fighttillvictory:



gosh man are you telling me that the LGBT shit and their supporters are actually sorry for whatever they are doing. committing the sinful act and acknowledging their self as couple are totally a different thing. like are you telling me that before now that if they come seeking for forgiveness when they acknowledge their sin the priest will chase them away. (and they won't call their self couple if they are truly sorry)

i am telling you that there are sinners who seek Christ. I also know sinners who are caught in their cycles of sin. I know cohabitings couples who some times come for mass and all kinds of sinners including myself who come to church.

I don't know how each priest handled a homosexual couple who comes to them, but it was serious enough for cardinals to ask about it, hence the document.

Fighttillvictory:



gosh man are you telling me that the LGBT shit and their supporters are actually sorry for whatever they are doing. committing the sinful act and acknowledging their self as couple are totally a different thing. like are you telling me that before now that if they come seeking for forgiveness when they acknowledge their sin the priest will chase them away. (and they won't call their self couple if they are truly sorry)

You somehow think every LGBTQ person is the same and all are incapable of seeking forgiveness and be sorry for their sin?

Ubenedictus:

You somehow think every LGBTQ person is the same and all are incapable of seeking forgiveness and be sorry for their sin?

why was mr pope highlighting them, was there complain that the priest were chasing them if they come for confession.
bros don't quote me on this topic again. Nonsense

Fighttillvictory:

why was mr pope highlighting them, was there complain that the priest were chasing them if they come for confession.
bros don't quote me on this topic again. Nonsense

You quoted me so I am going to quote you. Yes there was a complaint and an official question was sent to the vatican on this issue.

Ubenedictus:
You quoted me so I am going to quote you. Yes there was a complaint and an official question was sent to the vatican on this issue.

well you can go get a same-sex patner and get married. Or you teach your children to do it.
nonsense!

Fighttillvictory:

well you can go get a same-sex patner and get married. Or you teach your children to do it.
nonsense!

in case you didn't read, getting a same sex partner is a sin in the catholic church and the documant release says that it is impossible to marry gay couples because marriage can only happen between a man and a woman.

You seem to be really ignorant about the topic you are commenting on