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Pope Francisis formally allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, in the latest move toward making the Catholic Church more welcoming to theLGBTQ+ community.The document from the Vatican, released Monday, says that when people ask for a blessing, an exhaustive moral analysis should not be placed as a precondition for conferring it. With the document, the Vatican still emphasizes the blessing of a same-sex couple is not the same as a marriage sacrament, as the church d
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stanley quencher he same attire or alongside the same gestures as within one.But this declaration does reverse a 2021 ruling that stated the church could not bless unions of two men or two women, and defines what that blessing means. Ultimately, a blessing offers people a means to increase their trust in God, the document said. The request for a blessing, thus, expresses and nurtures openness to the transcendence, mercy, and closeness to God in a thousand concrete circumstances of life, which is no small thing in the world in which we live. SEE MORE: Program works with pastors to bring LGBTQ inclusion to churchJoshau McElwee, news editor for the Catholic Reporter, said he expects priests from around the world will start sharing how they might look to
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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The mayor of Washington, D.C., is extending the public emergency declared earlier today for a total of 15 days. This comes after protestors seeking to overturn the election results stormed the U.S. Capitol building.The order will end at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21.Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered a city curfew beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday as protestors supporting President Donald Trump breached the Capitol, where lawmakers were meeting to formally count the electors that will make Joe Biden president on Jan. 20.The district is under curfew until 6 a.m. Thursday.The skirmishes came shortly after Trump addressed thousands of his supporters, riling up the crowd with his baseless claims of election fraud.According to The Associated Press, protesters tore down metal barricades at the bottom of the Capitols steps and some were able to make it past
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