Pope Francis Says Some Same-Sex Unions Could be Blessed

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For the first time, the pope has suggested same sex couples could receive blessings from the Catholic church. In March. Pope Francis said that clergy could not bless those in same sex relations relationships because that would bless sin. But in a recently released letter to several cardinals, the pope suggested that while the church still defines marriage as between a man and a woman, those in same sex unions could receive blessings on an individual case by case basis.