The letter sent from Pope Francis contains a direct rejection of Scripture and the Church's Tradition, regarding the impossibility of 'blessing' same-sex unions.
In a rare move, the Vatican released an early response to the dubia cardinals from Pope Francis that appeared to suggest openness to same-sex ‘blessings.’
‘Evangelization is really to help people to understand the love of God … without the agenda of turning them into Catholics,’ said Cardinal-designate Stephen Chow, echoing Pope Francis.
Speaking to LifeSiteNews in Rome, soon-to-be Cardinal Stephen Chow fielded questions about the Sino-Vatican deal and argued Cardinal Zen supported him.
Archbishop Paul Gallagher told EWTN that the secretive Vatican deal with Beijing had been mostly approved by Pope Benedict, and was around 30 years in the making.