Cardinal Arinze Explains Why Belgian Bishops Can’t Bless Same-Sex Couples
By KEVIN J. JONES DENVER (CNA) — The Belgian bishops’ introduction of blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples has drawn rebuke from Francis Cardinal Arinze, the former head of the Vatican’s liturgy office. The cardinal said Belgium’s bishops have taken an erroneous and pastorally flawed approach.“Human beings have no power to change the order established by God the Creator,” Arinze said in a September 24 message included in the email newsletter of Vatican journalist Robert Moynihan.“Even if the aim is to be pastorally helpful to homosexual couples, this is an error on the part of the bishops,” Arinze said.The Nigerian-born cardinal, now 89 years old, served as the prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship from 2002 to 2008. Even in…Continue Reading