[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "The paragraph in question states that couples in a irregular or even homosexual relationship can receive certain non liturgy blessings if they are sincere in wanting to remove the sin from their lives. He should not have used the word couple...that is the flaw."

Though not a Catholic, I heard this also well explicated while listening to a EWTN program the other day.

The priest was quite precise that the confusion is in part media-driven, in hopes of driving Catholics towards the "orthodoxy" of the very political LGBTQ+ movement.

[Wpin]

” Though not a Catholic, I heard this also well explicated while listening to a EWTN program the other day.

The priest was quite precise that the confusion is in part media-driven, in hopes of driving Catholics towards the “orthodoxy” of the very political LGBTQ+ movement.”

You are absolutely right although the leftist media attacks God’s Church at any excuse...there are a few leftist priests/bishops who are embracing the exaggerated (and wrong) interpretation of the letter.

By the way, I converted about six years ago. Keep watching EWTN. Also look on YouTube and watch Bishop Barons videos on theology. God pulls us to Him and the Catholic Church is the original church that Jesus Christ created and continues to breathe life into today and forever.

[af_vet_1981]

Though not a Catholic, I heard this also well explicated while listening to a EWTN program the other day.

No, it was not well explained by the priest who is called Mitch Pacwa (normally very good). Teresa Tomeo interviewed someone different who also tried to explain it away and she asked the $ question, something like "if giving anyone a blessing was already permitted, why did the Pope go to the trouble to call it out and authorize it for homosexual couples ?"

There is no good explanation.