[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Parolin Says Talks With German Bishops Continue, Calls Sanctions Talk Premature

National Catholic Register ^ | May 6, 2026 | Ishmael Adibuah

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[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Parolin Says Talks With German Bishops Continue, Calls Sanctions Talk Premature

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said on Wednesday it would be premature to discuss sanctions against the German bishops for blessings of same-sex couples. 

Cardinal Parolin, however, did not rule out an intervention by the Holy See but expressed hope that it would be avoided.

“It is premature now to speak of sanctions. Let us hope we never have to get to sanctions and that problems can be resolved peacefully, as they should be in the Church,” Cardinal Parolin told reporters on the sidelines at a book launch at the Patristic Institute in Rome on Wednesday.

Several members of the German Bishops' Conference, citing the Vatican declaration Fiducia Supplicans, have formalized blessings for same-sex couples in their dioceses in Germany. Recently, a 2024 letter was circulated from the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith prohibiting this practice.

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TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Moral Issues
KEYWORDS: germans; homoblessings

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“It is premature now to speak of sanctions. Let us hope we never have to get to sanctions and that problems can be resolved peacefully, as they should be in the Church,” Cardinal Parolin told reporters...

Yet, the Vatican seems to be predetermined to "excommunicate" traditional Catholic priests without the benefit of that "dialogue" they so much talk about and grant to everyone else, whether they be heretics or homos, etc.

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