Homosexual Couples Bless or NO?

<p>The book offers a profound theological and moral examination of the question of blessing individuals in homosexual and irregular unions framing the discussion around the tension between <strong>Truth (doctrine)</strong> and <strong>Charity (mercy)</strong>.</p><p>The core argument establishes that the Christian imperative of Do not judge is not moral passivity but the highest expression of our likeness to God whose very nature is <strong>Love</strong> ($\text{1 Jn 4:8}$). God's judgment is essentially <strong>redemptive</strong> focused on salvation and conversion not condemnation. The ultimate example is the Crucifixion where the Judge accepts condemnation in our place offering continuous forgiveness.</p><p>The author emphasizes that <strong>Blessing is the permanent omnipresent act of God's love</strong> toward His creation from which no human being as the image of God ($\text{Gen 1:26}$) can ever be excluded even when wounded by sin.</p><p>A crucial distinction is made between blessing the person and ratifying the union. According to biblical and doctrinal tradition the <strong>sacramental ritualized blessing of Marriage</strong> is exclusively reserved for the union between a <strong>man and a woman</strong> which inherently fulfills the foundational mandates of <strong>complementarity</strong> and <strong>fruitfulness</strong> ($\text{Gen 1:28}$).</p><p>Conversely homosexual unions are considered <strong>disordered</strong> because they do not align with the revealed will of God concerning sexuality. Therefore the Church must <strong>bless the individual</strong> as a child of God but <strong>never the union</strong> as a status which is seen as a deviation or <strong>deformity</strong> influenced by sin and potentially the Evil One. The blessing in this context becomes a powerful spiritual weapon for <strong>protection healing and an appeal to conversion</strong>.</p><p>The book provides a critical analysis of the Declaration <em>Fiducia supplicans</em> noting a fundamental paradox: the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith used a document of <strong>maximum doctrinal authority</strong> to mandate a practice of <strong>minimum pastoral form</strong> (a spontaneous non-ritual blessing).</p><p>This contradiction-issuing a universal command for a semi-clandestine action-has created widespread <strong>confusion and polarization</strong>. This lack of clarity risks either being viewed as <strong>doctrinal smuggling</strong> (by critics) or <strong>institutional hypocrisy</strong> (by supporters) ultimately undermining its credibility.</p><p>The only way to resolve this pastoral and doctrinal crisis the author argues is not through secrecy but through <strong>perfect transparency</strong>. The Church should institute a <strong>public non-liturgical rite</strong> with a fixed formula and clear Catechesis. This rite must be explicitly focused on the <strong>conversion healing and growth in holiness of the individual</strong> ensuring it cannot be misinterpreted as a ratification of the irregular status.</p><p>The final synthesis rests on Christ's words to the adulterous woman which perfectly encapsulate the dual demand: <strong>Neither do I condemn you; go and from now on do not sin again.</strong></p>