On Thursday, the Vatican said in a statement that any bishops opposed to the rule should take an extended period of pastoral reflection to wrap their heads around why the Vatican says it is in keeping with church teaching.
Bishops who oppose the rule, the Vatican said, should not misconstrue it as a Vatican effort to approve nor justify relationships considered sinful, and should understand that it does not undercut church teaching against same-sex marriage, because informal blessings are not formal rites.
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