I wonder what exactly he blessed. Did he bless homosexuals in the congregation generally and tell them they are not hated in his church and he blesses them as people? Or, did he call gay couples to the front of the church and bless their ‘couplehood’ in an exploitive way - did he say, “We celebrate your gay relationship!”? To some extremists it doesn’t matter because they are filled with hatred toward gay people. The article does not provide enough info.
With all due respect: you’re grasping at straws.
Go to the link. Read the article. All of it. Including the extensive direct quotes from Fr. (for the moment) Kennedy.
He condemns himself.
This is all the info you need to know.
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Father Peter Kennedy: "If the church doesn't come to terms with the fact that the church has to operate within a liberal democracy, while it continues to act like a monarchy where all power is invested in the leadership of the Pope, then there's no hope, we'll be down to 3 per cent."