Per Mariam: Mater Dolorosa

Per Mariam: Mater Dolorosa

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EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Radcliffe defends controversial 2013 text on homosexual acts

The English cardinal defended his controversial 2013 text in which he likened same-sex activity to Christ's gift of self in the Holy Eucharist

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Michael Haynes
Dec 12, 2024
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VATICAN CITY (LSN) — Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., sought to clarify and defend one of his most controversial writings on homosexuality in which he likened same-sex activity to Christ’s self-gift and added that the Church needs to have a more general principle of “welcome” for LGBT people.

Speaking in an interview with this correspondent on the day b…

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