Zambian Catholic Bishops won’t bless same sex marriages – ZCCB
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By JAMES KUNDA –
THE Catholic Church in Zambia will not bless any same sex marriages because it is against the country’s religious and cultural practices, says the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB).
This is according to a Pastoral Letter issued by the ZCCB in Lusaka yesterday, following a statement quoting Pope Francis of the Catholic Church, saying priests could ‘bless’ same sex marriages.
The conference said the declaration (Fludicia Supplicans) ‘the supplicating trust’ (by the Pope), was not and should not be understood as an endorsement of same sex unions but rather a reflective response to numerous questions about the possibility of imparting a blessing on same sex couples.

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