Defenders of blessing same-sex couples sometimes separate their persistence in sin from other aspects of their relationship. They argue that everything positive in a sinful relationship should be blessed, despite its sinfulness. This is obvious relativism. It is also unacceptable to compare the sin against nature with couples in an irregular situation. Until now, the Church has accompanied cohabitations and civil unions in the hope that they may become sacramental marriages after the obstacles have ceased. Moreover, non-sacramental unions fulfill the parental vocation according to human nature and are families. This cannot be said in any way about same-sex couples” writes Father Beniamin Sęktas in an Open Letter to the bishops. The priest appeals for Polish shepherds, like other episcopates, to reject the Fiducia supplicans declaration and engage in an internal church dispute with its theses, defending the revealed truth of God and the honor of the Polish cassock.
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