EXCLUSIVE: Chaldean Patriarch on Church's rejection of same-sex blessings

‘The Chaldean Church...refuses to bless the gay union, in order to preserve the sanctity of marriage, which is one of the seven sacraments.’

BAGHDAD, Iraq (PerMariam) — The Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church has confirmed to Per Mariam the Chaldean Church’s recent rejection of blessing same-sex unions, noting that to offer such blessings would be incompatible with Catholic teaching.

In a July 22 statement following the recent deliberations of the current Chaldean synod, the Chaldean…