DDF responds to vademecum on blessings in Germany
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said the German text still proposes rites the Vatican says are not allowed under Fiducia Supplicans.
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Where is the Rome-Germany blessings battle heading?
Vatican doctrinal chief Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández cranked up the pressure on Germany’s bishops Wednesday with a new statement on the country’s guidelines on blessings for unmarried and same-sex couples.German bishops await the opening Mass of their spring plenary assembly at Würzburg Cathedral on Feb. 23, 2026. Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz / Marko Orlovic.Fernández told Vatican News May 6 that his November 2024 letter criticizing a …
DDF responds to vademecum on blessings in Germany
The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, explains that the November 2024 letter also applies to the text of the current vademecum, which does not have the Dicastery’s approval. Read all
Rome has said: The Vatican Council of Beliefs makes it clear to Germany's Catholic chief shepherds that they are not allowed to bless homosexual couples. With this "paraliturgy" the Church would legitimize such couples. This post dispute with German bishops The Vatican affirmed its "no" to homo-blessings was published on Young Freedom.
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