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fiducia supplicans

African bishops v. ‘Fiducia supplicans’

Church leaders in Africa could be forming a powerful united front.

Luke Coppen
Dec 21, 2023
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Nowhere has this week’s Vatican declaration on “the possibility of blessing couples in irregular situations and same-sex couples” generated less enthusiasm than in Africa.

Archbishop George Desmond Tambala, president of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi. Screenshot from @lilongwearchdiocese YouTube channel.

There have, of course, been negative responses …

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