The discussion about the blessing of homosexual couples in the Catholic Church enters a fresh level. In Italy, the work entitled “(No) the blessing of single-sex couples was published. Critical problems in Fiducia supplicans". Its authors are well known theologians. It is Aristide Fumagalli, Andrea Grillo and Giuseppe Piva.
Fumagalli is the author of a very loud book “Possible Love. Gay people and Christian morality”, which is considered to be an iconic work on LGBT for progressiveism.
Andrea Grillo is, in turn, the leading Italian progressive liturgist, hailed as the brain behind Traditionis custodes. He takes an highly active part in discussions on the most burning topics, promoting among others the priesthood of women or a fresh sexual morality.
Giuseppe Piva is simply a Jesuit priest serving in traditionally left-wing Bologna, who has been active in promoting the acceptance of LGBT demands for years.
The book Fumagally, Grill and Piva is so not a criticism of the thought of blessing homosexual couples, but alternatively of the doctrinal declaration itself Fiducia supplicans. This declaration is considered besides conservative by progressive environments. Andrea Grillo published on his blog a part of a publication in which he demands the Vatican to simply accept homosexual relationships.
According to Grillo, “he understands and powerfully appreciates” the openness that Francis demands from the Dicastery of the Doctrine of Faith; however, he believes that if there is to be a real “pastoral breakthrough” and “authentic opening”, there is to be more than just consent to the blessing of LGBT couples included in Fiducia supplicans. According to the professor, the present situation erstwhile specified couples can be blessed, but they are not accepted in the Church as such, is simply an interior contradiction. According to Prof. Grill, “non-litigious” blessings introduced in Fiducia supplicans they are in practice almost "secret service" to LGBT couples. “’Tradition’, which leaves no written trace, threatens to become a hoax alternatively than a actual pastoral reality,” he writes.
Hence, Grillo believes, 3 moves are necessary. The Catholic Church should, first of all, make a fresh definition of "the ways of surviving in a relationship", including sexual ones, recognising that the issue of relations between partners is crucial. Secondly, the Church should abandon the claim to have "exclusive competence" in matters of matrimony and human relationships in general. In another words, he should give greater freedom to the faithful. It would mean “recognising forms of unity between the baptized who are not the sacrament of marriage.”
Similar objections to Fiducia supplicans The theologians besides study in German-speaking space.
Their progressiveism is well known, but as the reader sees – the problem of homoheresia concerns not only Germanic environments, it is besides widely present in Italian theology.
Recently, the portal PCh24.pl wrote that the "new approach" to homosexuality is supported even by the authoritative minister of the Papal House, Italian Capuchin Fr Pietro Pasolini...
Sources: cittadelleeditrice.com, PCh24.pl
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