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Pope Francis to Vatican staff: Avoid 'rigid ideologies'
By Associated Press
Dec 21, 2023 6:00 pm

Appeal comes after allowing priests to bless same-sex couples

ROME: Pope Francis urged Vatican bureaucrats on Thursday to avoid 'rigid ideological positions' that prevent them from understanding today's reality, an appeal made days after he formally allowed priests to bless same-sex couples in a radical change of Vatican policy.

Francis used his annual Christmas greeting to the Holy See hierarchy to encourage the cardinals, bishops and laypeople who run the Vatican to listen to one another and to others so they can evolve to truly offer service to the Catholic Church.

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