Tag: Bishops

Bishops upbraid Biden for crossing himself at abortion rally

President Biden’s decision to make a sign of the cross during a Florida abortion-rights rally isn’t sitting well with the Catholic Church’s leadership. Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois joined Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla, bishop of the Orihuela-Alicante Diocese in Spain, in condemning the president’s use of the gesture as “sacrilegious.” […]

Bishops can opt diocese out of same-sex ‘blessings,’ Vatican says

The Vatican’s doctrinal office head on Thursday appeared to provide an “out” for clerics not on board with its declaration last week that priests can bless individuals in “irregular” relationships, including same-sex couples, so long as the prayers do not mimic a marriage ritual. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine […]