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Ellise Shafer administratorElton John is speaking out against the Vatican after they issued a statement saying that the Catholic Church will not bless same-sex marriages.On Monday, the Vatican’s orthodoxy office issued a response to a question asking if members of the Catholic clergy can bless gay marriages.

Stars are speaking out after hearing about The Vatican‘s response about same sex marriages.

the Catholic Church announced it wouldn’t bless same-sex marriages because God “cannot bless sin.”The musician wasted no time pointing out the “hypocrisy” of the Church’s decision.

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Elton John has criticised the Vatican over its decision not to allow gay marriage in the Catholic church.Replying to a question on whether Catholic priests could bless homosexual couples, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) said today (March 15) that same-sex nuptials “cannot be considered licit”.The formal response from the Vatican’s orthodoxy office, which has been approved by Pope Francis, claimed that “God does not and cannot bless sin”.

Pope Francis approved the latest attack by the Vatican on same-sex relationships

statement.“For this reason, it is not licit to impart a blessing on relationships, or partnerships, even stable, that involve sexual activity outside of marriage (i.e., outside the indissoluble union of a man and a woman open in itself to the transmission of life), as is the case of the unions between persons of the same sex.”The Vatican said that stating the “unlawfulness of blessings of unions between persons of the same sex” wasn’t discrimination, but “a reminder of the truth of the

Randall Wallace is set to direct the action-adventure thriller The Swiss Guard off his screenplay. Cameras will roll this fall in Rome, and casting is already underway.

The Vatican is not taking any chances.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFederation Entertainment, Pascal Breton and Lionel Uzan’s independent production and distribution group, is ramping up its premium documentary output with a slate of new acquisitions, including “The Vatican” and “The Sect.”“The Vatican” is a six-part investigative documentary series exploring the pinnacle of Catholicism, and how incessant scandals and an ever changing society have weakened its foundations.

Pope Francis has been given the Coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican revealed.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will make a pilgrimage to Iraq in March, pandemic conditions permitting, the Vatican said Monday, in announcing what would be the pontiff's first trip abroad in more than a year. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Francis will make the March 5-8 visit, with stops in Baghdad, and the “plains of Ur, linked to the memory of Abraham,” the Biblical patriarch who is revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims, as well as to the cities of Irbil, Mosul and Qaraqosh.

The Vatican and Facebook's Instagram are cooperating to trace the origins of a "like" on a bikini model's post that appeared to come from Pope Francis' official account. Social media users last week pointed out that the pope's account, "franciscus," appeared to have given the sign of approval to a photo of Brazilian bikini model Natalia Garibotto wearing a racy outfit.The Vatican said Frances himself wasn't responsible.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – A prominent Polish cardinal who was recently sanctioned by the Vatican over sexual abuse allegations has been hospitalized since last week and remains unconscious, Polish media reported Tuesday. Retired Archbishop Henryk Gulbinowicz was sanctioned by the Vatican last week after the 97-year-old was accused of sexually abusing a seminarian and of covering up abuse in another case.

The Vatican has taken the extraordinary step of publishing its two-year investigation into the rise and fall of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he sexually abused adults as well as children. Here are key findings from the report, based on documentation and interviews with witnesses, divided into the three papacies that are affected by the McCarrick case: St.

The Vatican’s swirling corruption investigation has taken a mysterious new twist with the arrest on an international warrant of a Sardinian woman said to be close to one of the Holy See’s most powerful cardinals before his downfall. Italy’s financial police said Wednesday that Cecilia Marogna had been arrested in Milan late Tuesday on a warrant issued by the Vatican City State.

The Vatican is in the process of renewing a deal with the Chinese Communist Party, raising concerns among U.S. officials and human rights advocates who note that China is one of the most dangerous places on the planet to be Christian.

The Vatican has given money to a group of transgender sex workers in Italy who are struggling to survive during the coronavirus pandemic.

Susan Boyle meets Pope Francis in Rome at the Vatican ahead of her performance at his annual Christmas Concert The performance, which is being held to raise money for the Amazon Rainforest, also saw Subo joined by music legends Lionel Richie & Bonnie Tyler, last Friday. Susan said; “It was a huge honour to meet Pope Francis and at the Vatcian.