Cardinal Pietro Parolin has said it is premature to speak of sanctions against German bishops over formalised blessings for same-sex couples, while making clear that the Holy See has not ruled out further intervention if the dispute cannot be resolved.
Speaking to reporters in Rome on May 6, the Vatican secretary of state said he hoped the situation could still be settled without disciplinary measures. Problems in the Church, he said, ought to be resolved peacefully, and he expressed the hope that matters would not reach the point of sanctions.
