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[Catholic Caucus] Head of John Paul II Institute: Same-sex couples shouldn’t be ‘deprived of God’s blessing’Monsignor Philippe Bordeyne continued his previous defence of blessings for individuals in same-sex unions, saying 'behind the request for a blessing, there is often the same thirst for inclusion.'VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — The president of the “John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family” – gutted by Pope Francis in 2019 – has defended blessings for same-sex couples, arguing that “no one can be deprived of God’s blessing.”Monsignor Philippe Bordeyne issued his statement in a recent interview published by La Croix International,...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop calls out Vatican institute for wanting to ‘redefine’ the family unitStrickland clarified that a false sense of mercy is leading priests to be overly 'pastoral' and causing them to not uphold Church doctrine.Tue Oct 5, 2021 - 4:38 pm EDTTue Oct 5, 2021 - 4:44 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Joseph Strickland is pushing back against comments made by the new head of the conservative-turned-liberal Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Matrimonial and Family Science.Weeks after taking up his post as the new president, Monsignor Philippe Bordeyne made a remarkable statement in an interview with La...

[Catholic Caucus] New head of JPII marriage institute suggests Church must change its definition of familyMonsignor Philippe Bordeyne claims that 'theologians cannot continue to assert certainties about the family when we see the transformations it is undergoing today.'(LifeSiteNews) — Weeks after taking up his post as new president of the former John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family, Monsignor Philippe Bordeyne made a remarkable statement in a revealing interview with La Croix International, the English-language daily edited by La Croix, unofficial daily of the French episcopate, saying, “We theologians cannot continue to assert certainties about the family when we...