The Polish Bishops’ Conference issued a statement on Thursday, unequivocally stating that individuals engaged in same-sex relationships are ineligible for blessings. This declaration comes in the aftermath of a Vatican document that surprisingly endorsed blessings for same-sex couples.
Fr. Leszek Gęsiak, the spokesperson for the Polish Episcopal Conference, elucidated after conferring with the conference’s Permanent Council, “Given that engaging in sexual acts outside the bounds of marriage, which is the unbreakable union of a man and a woman open to procreation, invariably contravenes the will and wisdom of God as expressed in the sixth commandment… individuals in such relationships are ineligible for blessings. This is particularly applicable to individuals in same-sex relationships.”
On the 18th of December, a document titled Fiducia Supplicans was issued by Pope Francis and Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández. This document astonishingly permits “blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex,” which starkly contradicts the unalterable Catholic doctrine that the Church cannot confer blessings on relationships deemed sinful.
This declaration stands in glaring contradiction to a Responsum concerning the blessing of same-sex unions, which was published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) on February 22, 2021, and had been endorsed by Pope Francis himself.
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Fr. Gęsiak made reference to this Responsum, which was issued in response to the Dubiam, “Does the Church have the power to bless same-sex unions?” He highlighted that the CDF’s 2021 Responsum provided a resounding “negative.” #Polish