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Local equality activist expresses disappointment over new church directive on same sex couples

Mar 19, 2021 13:32 By Shannonside News
Local equality activist expresses disappointment over new church directive on same sex couples
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In a statement from the Vatican this week, Pope Francis said priests cannot bless same-sex unions, since God cannot bless sin.

A well-known Longford equality activist has expressed disappointment over the latest statement from the Catholic Church regarding same-sex relationships.

Longford LGBT activist Siona Cahill says while she is disappointed, she's not surprised at the recent Catholic church directive on not allowing blessings for same-sex couples.

Siona who's also a former President of the Union of Students in Ireland says while she grew up in a happy Catholic tradition the constant rejection by the church has led to a total move away from the church and her faith.

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Speaking on the Joe Finnegan show today the Longford woman says it's very sad that the Catholic church has chosen to reject such a large cohort of people who are living the same lives as everyone else:

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