Cardinal Robert Sarah Archives

Pope Leo’s Meeting with Married Gay Couple Shows Pastoral Openness, Says Journalist

December 18, 2025/8 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Pope Leo XIV /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

“Leo's overall approach seems to be to avoid altering Church doctrine in order to prevent further division within the Church, while simultaneously accommodating certain pastoral concerns.” Read More

Criticism of ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Continues

September 27, 2025/0 Comments/in Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV, Same-Gender Blessings /by Phoebe Carstens

Vatican appears to stand firm on continuing blessing for people in same-gender relationships. Read More

Synod Cardinals Offer Mixed Response on “Fiducia Supplicans”; And More Developments

May 7, 2024/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today's post provides news and opinion related to ongoing debate over "Fiducia Supplicans," the Vatican declaration on blessings, including for same-gender couples. Read More

Transgender Surgeries Are “Luciferian Refusal” of God’s Will, Says Top Vatican Cardinal

April 11, 2019/8 Comments/in Gender Identity, Healthcare, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A top Vatican official has condemned so-called gender ideology, specifically gender-confirming surgery, as "a Luciferian refusal" of God's will and has endorsed the Vatican's ban on gay priests. Read More