Despite Liberal Credentials, Pope Opposes Samesex Couple Blessings

Pope Leo XIV has suggested that the Catholic Church should focus more on matters of justice and equality than on sexual morality, in comments made while responding to a question about blessing same-sex couples.Speaking with reporters aboard a flight back to Rome last Thursday, following an 11-day tour of Africa, the first American pope was asked about German Cardinal Reinhard Marx’s recent guidance on formalising blessings for same-sex couples and couples that include people who have been...