Five things the Catholic Church’s document on same-sex blessings does — and doesn’t — say
Pope Francis approved the change, but there are caveats.
(James Estrin | The New York Times) The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest for more than two decades, gives a blessing to Jason Steidl Jack, left, and his husband, Damian Steidl Jack, in Manhattan, on Dec. 18, 2023. The pope has announced that Catholic priests may bless same-sex couples.