Darren on Nostr: If an illicitly divorced-and-remarried (i.e., adulterous) couple asks a priest for a ...
If an illicitly divorced-and-remarried (i.e., adulterous) couple asks a priest for a blessing as a “couple,” the unsuspecting priest will surely offer a blessing, because, unless it is revealed or discovered, their true marital status is not evident.
But if a good priest knows the man and woman are living in an adulterous second or third “marriage,” then he will not bless them as a “couple” (maybe individually). He will be quick to advise they immediately cease from their sin, repent, and go to Confession with a firm purpose of amendment.
That’s also how it should be with two people who sodomize each other. They can’t be blessed when presenting themselves as a "couple” -- only individually (to help their endeavor to repent). They can’t receive any of the sacraments until they repent and go to Confession.
Anything else is from the evil one.
But if a good priest knows the man and woman are living in an adulterous second or third “marriage,” then he will not bless them as a “couple” (maybe individually). He will be quick to advise they immediately cease from their sin, repent, and go to Confession with a firm purpose of amendment.
That’s also how it should be with two people who sodomize each other. They can’t be blessed when presenting themselves as a "couple” -- only individually (to help their endeavor to repent). They can’t receive any of the sacraments until they repent and go to Confession.
Anything else is from the evil one.