Pope Francis Asks Bishops: How Can the Church Help Same-Sex Couples? Agence France-Presse | |
go to original November 7, 2013 |
Vatican seeks Catholics' views on same-sex marriage and other issues (Euronews)
The Vatican has launched an unprecedented worldwide consultation on the new realities of family life including gay marriage as part of Pope Francis’s efforts to reform the Catholic Church.
A questionnaire has been sent to bishops around the world asking them for detailed information about the “many new situations requiring the Church’s attention and pastoral care”.
“Concerns which were unheard of until a few years ago have arisen today as a result of different situations, from the widespread practice of cohabitation… to same-sex unions,” it said.
The 39 questions are unusual because of their non-judgemental, practical nature in what could be a signal of greater openness and increased pastoral care regardless of a believer’s background.
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