India’s most senior cardinal has defended Fiducia Supplicans - the controversial new Vatican text approving non-liturgical blessings for same-sex unions - as a rebellion by bishops against the document spreads into Europe.
Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai (pictured with Pope Francis) said that in Indian culture, asking for and giving blessings is a widely accepted custom, a “natural” for his country, calling it “an affirmation of our spirituality and a gift”.
“Jesus never refused a blessing … that’s the idea,” he said, explaining his position in an interview with Crux.
