Elton John has criticised the Vatican over its decision not to allow gay marriage in the Catholic church.Replying to a question on whether Catholic priests could bless homosexual couples, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) said today (March 15) that same-sex nuptials “cannot be considered licit”.The formal response from the Vatican’s orthodoxy office, which has been approved by Pope Francis, claimed that “God does not and cannot bless sin”.
Last year, the pope endorsed gay civil unions during a documentary interview (via The Guardian).Taking to Instagram this afternoon, John shared screenshots of news articles on the Vatican’s response while highlighting its apparent “hypocrisy”.A post shared by Elton John (@eltonjohn)“How.
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