'A step forward' or 'contradictory'? Catholic reactions to approval of blessings for LGBT couples

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter
President Joe Biden walks to board Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2023.
President Joe Biden walks to board Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2023. | SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
Joe Biden

At a Dec. 19 White House press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre signaled that her boss, President of the United States and practicing Catholic Joe Biden, supported "Fiducia Supplicans."

In response to a reporter's question asking for the president's views on the development, Jean-Pierre stated, "The President, along with many Catholics around the world, welcomed the declaration from the Vatican, done with the approval of Pope Francis, that allows for the blessing of same-sex couples."

Jean-Pierre pointed to the declaration as "a Step in the Church ministry to the LGBT people." 

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Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com

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