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Pope Francis has authorized priests to bless same-sex couples, stopping short of allowing full marriage rites. James Martin, SJ, a Jesuit priest, editor of Outreach, an LGBTQ Catholic resource, consultor to the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication, and author of Come Forth (HarperOne, 2023) and Learning to Pray (HarperOne, 2021), talks about the significance of this step and listeners share their reactions.
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Pope Francis has authorized priests to bless same-sex couples, stopping short of allowing full marriage rites. James Martin, SJ, a Jesuit priest, editor of Outreach, an LGBTQ Catholic resource, consultor to the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication, and author of Come Forth (HarperOne, 2023) and Learning to Pray (HarperOne, 2021), talks about the significance of this step and listeners share their reactions.

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