{"id":16091,"date":"2026-04-25T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=16091"},"modified":"2026-04-25T03:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T03:15:38","slug":"pope-leo-airborne-press-conference-on-way-from-africa-back-to-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=16091","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo &#8211; airborne press conference on way from Africa back to Rome."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here are two short videos &#8211; first one on blessings for people with same sex inclinations. Also see the article below on blessings, issued by the Vatican. <a href=\"https:\/\/zeale.co\/news\/articles\/pope-leo-rejects-german-cardinals-formalized-blessings-for-people-in-same-sex-unions\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/zeale.co\/news\/articles\/pope-leo-rejects-german-cardinals-formalized-blessings-for-people-in-same-sex-unions\">Pope Leo rejects German cardinal\u2019s formalized blessings for people in same-sex unions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pope Leo on same-sex blessings in the Catholic Church following German cardinal countroversy\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J44FEp_CElM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This video three minutes long and more wide ranging; including discussing Iran conflict and immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pope: USA vs. IRAN, authoritarian leaders, immigration, and next papal trips\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/__EuGijluIs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the article on blessings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zeale.co\/news\/articles\/pope-leo-rejects-german-cardinals-formalized-blessings-for-people-in-same-sex-unions\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/zeale.co\/news\/articles\/pope-leo-rejects-german-cardinals-formalized-blessings-for-people-in-same-sex-unions\">Pope Leo rejects German cardinal\u2019s formalized blessings for people in same-sex unions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope Leo XIV clarified April 23 that the Vatican does not support formalized blessing ceremonies for people in same-sex relationships, responding to a question about German Cardinal Reinhard Marx\u2019s plan to introduce such rituals in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>**************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked by a German reporter about Cardinal Marx\u2019s decision, Pope Leo said the Vatican \u201chas made it clear that we do not agree with the formalized blessing of couples, in this case, \u2018homosexual couples,\u2019 as you asked, or couples in irregular situations, beyond what was specifically, if you will, allowed for by Pope Francis in saying all people receive blessings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope Leo added that the Holy See has already addressed the issue with the German bishops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His comments followed a controversial directive that Cardinal Marx sent to priests and pastoral staff in his archdiocese to use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbk.de\/fileadmin\/redaktion\/diverse_downloads\/presse_2025\/2025-065a-Gemeinsame-Konferenz-SW-Anlage-Segnung-fuer-Paare.pdf\"><u>handout<\/u><\/a> titled \u201cBlessing Gives Strength to Love\u201d as a framework for pastoral care. According to an unofficial translation, the guide outlines structured approaches for blessing divorced and remarried individuals, people in same-sex relationships, and others who have not entered sacramental marriage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are two short videos &#8211; first one on blessings for people with same sex inclinations. Also see the article below on blessings, issued by the Vatican. Pope Leo rejects German cardinal\u2019s formalized blessings for people in same-sex unions This video three minutes long and more wide ranging; including discussing Iran conflict and immigration. Here&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-catholic-stuff","category-consistent-ethic-of-life","category-people"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16091"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16093,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16091\/revisions\/16093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}