Cardinal Robert Sarah has said that Pope Francis’ document allowing for same-sex “blessings” “threatens the unity of the Church” and should be “forgotten.”
In a recent interview with the Italian Catholic newspaper Avvenire, the African cardinal was asked about Francis’ highly controversial declaration Fiducia supplicans, which allowed the “blessing” of same-sex couples in certain situations.
“I hope that the content of Fiducia supplicans can be clarified and perhaps reformulated,” Sarah said. “The declaration is theologically weak and therefore unjustified.”
“It threatens the unity of the Church,” he continued. “It is a document to be forgotten.”
Sarah was also asked about the restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM).
“Over the centuries, the diversity of rites celebrating the one Eucharistic sacrifice has never created a problem for the authority, because the unity of the faith was clear,” he stated. “Indeed, I believe that the variety of rites in the Catholic world is a great treasure.”
He expressed doubt that an ancient rite like TLM could be “banned.”
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