Belgian Bishop Claims Pope Francis Approves of Blessing Ceremony for Homosexual Couples

LifeSite News ^ | 9/30/22 | Maike Hickson

[marshmallow]

‘Our guidelines for the blessing of homosexual couples, which we recently published, are in line with Pope Francis,’ argued Bishop Johan Bonny.

(LifeSiteNews) – Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp, who with a group of Flemish bishops in Belgium recently published guidelines for the blessing of homosexual couples, has now publicly said that he has spoken with the Pope, and that “our guidelines for blessing of homosexual couples that we have recently published are in line with Pope Francis.”

Bonny is currently in Germany where he met with the German bishops at their annual fall meeting in Fulda, spoking with them behind closed doors. In this context, he gave Katholisch.de, the official website of the German bishops, an interview, in which he encouraged the German bishops to continue the work of their Synodal Path which recently declared recently that homosexual acts are “not sinful.”

At the end of this Katholisch.de interview, Bonny was asked about the reaction to his own actions, since he himself in 2015 already advocated for a blessing of homosexual couples. The interviewer reminded him that he was still a bishop, even though he advocated for such a blessing.

Bonny responded: “Yes, I am still a bishop. I was called to Rome, and there I said what was my opinion about it. I have also personally spoken with Pope Francis about it.”

When asked about the result of this conversation with the Pope, Bonny answered that “I know now what he thinks. That is for me the most important thing.”

[skr]

Instead of talking to the Pope, he might try talking to God directly, although it’s pretty clear in the Word of God that homosexuality is not something to be blessed.

[Salman]

It might be true, but I won’t definitely believe it until we hear it from the Pope himself.

[ebb tide]

Apostate Pope Ping

[Trump_Triumphant]

Frankie is subtle. He doesn’t always say things, but his actions are what’s important. He’s met with that Fr. Martin who writes and lectures about why gays should be allowed to continue committing sodomy, he welcomes transgender couples to meet him at the Vatican, etc. I’m sure he has no problem with a blessing ceremony for fagulas. I sometimes wonder if he is one himself.