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A Belgian bishop maintains that they bless homosexual couples with the approval of the PopeThe Italian journalist, Luisella Scrosati, tells it in the newspaper La Brújula Cotidiana following a speech by the Archbishop of Antwerp, Monsignor Johan Bonny, at the last German Synodal Assembly.In a day full of interventions of a minute and a half each, Archbishop Bonny was able to benefit from no less than eight minutes, to tell how the Belgian bishops have officially introduced the blessings of homosexual couples in their dioceses, as we have already reported in this medium . .Archbishop Bonny explained in his speech...

Belgian bishop claims hundreds of people in his diocese have left the Church over CDF refusal to bless gay unionsBishop Johan Bonny of the diocese of Antwerp made the claim during a recent online debate hosted by The Tablet under the title 'All God’s Children – a discussion about the Church’s ministry to LGBT Catholics and same-sex couples.'AnalysisMay 6, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp stated at the end of April that 700 people of his diocese have left the Catholic Church in protest against the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s (CDF) recent Responsum making clear...

Vatican declaration 'lacks pastoral care'ANTWERP, Belgium (ChurchMilitant.com) - A Belgian bishop apologized to all who feel that the Vatican's recent reaffirmation of the sanctity of Christian marriage and the inadmissibility of blessing homosexual unions, saying of gay couples: "Their pain is mine today." Writing as a "bishop and theologian," Bp. Johan Bonny of Antwerp on March 17 wrote an op-ed for the Flemish-language De Staandard in reference to the declaration by the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith that ruled out any blessings for same-sex couples as "illicit" and "unlawful." In response to the directive, Bp. Bonny wrote...

Belgian bishop lashes out at Vatican over gay unions decreeA Belgian bishop has lashed out at the Vatican over its decree that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unionsBRUSSELS -- A Belgian bishop has lashed out at the Vatican over its decree that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.”Antwerp Bishop Johan Bonny wrote in an opinion piece Wednesday that he feels “shame for my Church” and “intellectual and moral incomprehension” after Pope Francis approved the “negative” response to a question about whether Catholic clergy have the authority to bless same-sex unions. The official response...

As noted here: "The Bishop of Antwerp, Johan Bonny advocates an ecclesiastical recognition of homosexual relationships. The dogma that the Catholic Church can only accept male-female relationships, he put in question in an interview with this newspaper. "There should be a diversity of recognition forms." With his plea Bonny, is one of the first church leaders who attacks the absolute monopoly of the male-female marriage. "We have to look inside the church for a formal recognition of the relationality which is also present in many gay couples. As a variety of legal frameworks in society exist for partners, he wants...