An odd reversal has taken place. The last declaration issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, last December’s Fiducia Supplicans, created a firestorm of opposition from Catholics around the world, even to the point of the bishops of Africa (along with bishops from many of countries) rejecting the document’s approval of blessings for couples in irregular unions, including “same-sex couples”. Those, like Gramick, who were elated by such Vatican approval now find themselves the opponents of the current teaching of the Holy Father, whose papacy, often marked by ambiguity and confusing statements, they have lauded and embraced.
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