Catholic bishops in the Vatican, Italy, have expressed
their progressive attitude towards unmarried couples living
together, homosexuals and divorces,.
The
two-week meeting of bishops on family issues arrived at its half-way point
today with unexpected topics of discussion. During the closed debate, such
issues as homosexual relationships, divorces, civil weddings and even
cohabitation were discussed.
However, no
specific decision concerning these issues was announced. The bishops said
homosexuals had ‘gifts and qualities’ to offer and asked if the church was
ready to provide them a place ‘accepting and valuing their sexual orientation
without compromising Catholic doctrine on the family and matrimony.’
The
bishops also expressed their readiness to change their minds on civil
weddings and even cohabitation, with the aim of helping the couple commit
eventually to a church wedding. Besides, they said that a couples’
decision on the use of contraception should be respected.
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