On gay blessings, Pope Francis sows confusion: Apparently Nothing's changed, but the press and its advocates are saying it is

American Thinker ^ | 12/20/2023 | Monica Showalter

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According to much of what's read in the media and among some advocates, the Vatican's changed!

It's finally come around to embracing the LGBTQ+ agenda, and is now offering blessings for gay couples for inclusivity's sake, and who knows, soon may be offering gay marriages!

Here is some of the cheering from Christopher Lamb at CNN:

With five words, uttered right at the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis changed the Catholic conversation about LGBTQ+ people. In 2013, when asked by a journalist about gay priests, the pope famously replied: “Who am I to judge?”

Over the last decade the pope has shifted the church’s tone and approach to gay people, refusing to take a judgmental stance, something that church institutions and leaders had often been accused of doing in the past.

His decision to authorize the blessings of same-sex couples is the most significant development to take place in his pontificate in terms of his outreach to gay Catholics, and follows earlier, more gradual developments. Francis’ latest move will be welcomed by many who have long called for reform in this area, but it is also likely to face significant pushback from parts of the church deeply opposed to his vision.

Here is even more cheering from lefty Jesuit publication America, citing gay advocate priest (and senior editor) Rev. James Martin, S.J.:

“This is an early Christmas present for the Catholic Church and for so many people who have felt that God really isn’t accompanying them,” Father James Martin says on this episode of ‘Inside the Vatican.’


https://t.co/ARTTqOHxuC — America Magazine (@americamag) December 19, 2023

Martin, who has plenty of pull with Pope Francis, couldn't conceal his enthusiasm:

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I said to draw people in irregular and gay marriages back into the Church and a relationship with God is a kernel of a good idea but that this document which waters down truth is not a good idea.

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I don’t think they really care about collections with the exception of Peter’s Pence. If they cared about collections they’d leave the Latin Mass parishes with big collections alone. They take Mercy too far and start watering down truth. At the most basic level, their faith is weak and in crisis.