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Tribeca Blessed Boys As my first movie for ’s Tribeca Film Festival, I could not have started with a stranger (or more fascinating) title. Nepal registers first same-sex marriage. Doctrinal dicastery explains how, when gay couples can be blessed The Vatican offered a narrow set of conditions under which a priest or deacon could give a blessing to a same-sex or other unmarried couple, making it clear the church does not consider their unions a marriage but also recognizing how anyone can ask for a blessing when they are seeking God's assistance, mercy and grace.

It added that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman. As we were blessed by Father Martin, we were also aware of how the image would be received around the world. Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples.

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Roman Catholic Church. People receiving a blessing "should not be required to have prior moral perfection", according to the declaration. The Vatican said it should be a sign that "God welcomes all", but the document says priests must decide on a case-by-case basis.

The declaration represents a softening of tone from the Catholic Church, although not a change in position. Same-sex marriage. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should gay permitted to bless same-sex and "irregular" couples, under certain circumstances.

Inthe Pope said priests could not bless same-sex marriages because God cannot "bless sin". But the Vatican said blessings should not be part of regular Church rituals or related to civil unions or weddings. In the Catholic Church, a blessing is a prayer or plea, usually delivered by a minister, asking for God to look favourably on the person or people being blessed.

But he added that in keeping with the Pope's "pastoral vision" of "broadening" the appeal of the Catholic Church, the new guidelines would allow priests to bless relationships still considered sinful. Pope Francis. Church of England backs services for gay couples.

Pope Francis approved a document issued by the Vatican announcing the change on Monday. Pope Francis said people being blessed did not require "moral perfection". In a major development, the Vatican said priests may bless same-sex couples in informal settings, such as a meeting or visit to a shrine, so long as the blessing does not appear to endorse a marriage.

Bishops in certain countries have previously allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, though the position of Church authorities remained unclear. In a sunny district of Naples where everyone knows each other, Mario and Lino, two inseparable friends, live day by day in the monotony of neighborhood life until their fraternal friendship is put to the test.

Getty Images. Pope Francis had suggested in October that he was open to having the Church bless same-sex couples. Previously known as La Santa Piccola, then The Miracle Child, and now Blessed Boys, this blessed drama captures a slice-of-life vibe through a racy, sexually-charged friendship between two besties.

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