Here is an updated list and links to episcopal conferences, cardinals, bishops, priestly associations, orders, etc., that oppose the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) declaration Fiducia supplicans on the blessing of homosexual couples (“irregular situations”):
1) Bishop Joseph Strickland, Bishop Emeritus of Tyler ( here ).
2) Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X. A short but very clear and penetrating text ( here ).
3) Malawian Bishops' Conference ( here ).
4) Archdiocese of Astana ( here ). Particularly strong: “With sincere brotherly love and with due respect, we turn to Pope Francis, who, by allowing the blessing of couples in an irregular situation and of same-sex couples, 'does not walk sincerely according to the truth of the Gospel' (cf. Gal 2:14) to borrow the words with which the apostle Paul publicly admonished the first pope in Antioch. Therefore, in the spirit of episcopal collegiality, we ask Pope Francis to revoke permission to bless unmarried and same-sex couples.”
5) Msgr. Marian Eleganti, emeritus. Auxiliary Bishop of Chur ( here ).
6) Msgr. José Munilla, Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante ( here ).
7) Msgr. Jaime Fuentes, Bishop Emeritus of Minas ( here ).
8) Zambian Bishops' Conference ( here ).
9) Nigerian Bishops' Conference ( here ). A particularly clear statement: “Therefore, there is no possibility in the church to bless same-sex partnerships and same-sex acts. This would violate the law of God, the teachings of the Church, the laws of our land and the cultural sensibilities of our people.”
10) Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ukraine ( here ).
11) British Brotherhood of Catholic Clergy ( here ).
12) Cardinal Gerhard Müller ( here ). Substantial and clear document in which he states, among other things: “The priest who blesses homosexual couples commits a sacrilegious and blasphemous act against the Creator's plan and against Christ's death for us to bring the Creator's plan to fruition. This also affects the diocesan bishop.”
13) Msgr. Carlo Maria Viganò ( here ).
14) Ghanaian Bishops' Conference ( here ).
15) Father Gerald Murray, canon lawyer for the Archdiocese of New York ( here ).
16) Beninese Bishops' Conference ( here ).
17) Togolese Bishops' Conference ( here ).
18) Rwandan Bishops' Conference ( here ).
19) Symposium of the Bishops' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SCEAM) ( here ).
20) Polish Bishops' Conference ( here ).
21) Cameroon Bishops' Conference ( here ).
22) Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of Ukraine ( here ).
23) Zimbabwe Bishops' Conference ( here ).
24) Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé ( here ).
25) Congolese Bishops' Conference ( here ).
26) Episcopal Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger ( here ).
27) Burundian Bishops' Conference ( here ).
28) Haitian Bishops' Conference ( here ).
29) Antillean Episcopal Conference ( here ).
30) Hungarian Bishops' Conference ( here ).
31) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, Archbishop of Kinshasa ( here ).
32) Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier OFM, em. Archbishop of Durban ( here ).
33) Msgr. Victor Masalles, emeritus. Bishop of Bani ( here ).
34) Msgr. Jesus Sanz Montes OFM, Archbishop of Oviedo ( here ).
35) Msgr. Alberto Molina Palma, Archbishop of Los Altos in Guatemala (here).
36) Cardinal Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Archbishop of Abidjan ( here ).
37) Msgr. Hector Aguer, em. Archbishop of La Plata ( here ).
38) Msgr. Robert Mutsaerts, Auxiliary Bishop of Herzogenbusch ( here ).
39) Msgr. Charles Chaput, em. Archbishop of Philadelphia ( here ).
40) Msgr. Adair Guimarães, Bishop of Formosa in Brazil ( here ).
41) Cardinal Daniel Sturla, Archbishop of Montevideo ( here ).
42) Msgr. Philip Anyolo, Archbishop of Nairobi ( here ).
43) Msgr. Czeslaw Kozon, Bishop of Copenhagen ( here ).
44) Msgr. Eric Varden OCSO, Bishop of Trondheim ( here ).
45) Msgr. Bernt Eidsvig, Bishop of Oslo ( here ).
46) Msgr. Hans Hendricks, Bishop of Amsterdam ( here ).
47) Msgr. Michael Nazir-Ali, former Anglican Bishop of Rochester ( here ).
48) Msgr. Gintara Grušas, Archbishop of Vilna ( here ).
49) Msgr. Antonio Suetta, Bishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo ( here ).
50) Province of the USA and Argentina of the Marian Order ( here ).
51) Order of the Transalpine Redemptorists ( here ).
52) Association of Catholic Lawyers of Argentina ( here ).
53) Brotherhood of Catholic Clergy of the USA ( here ).
54) Brotherhood of Catholic Clergy of Australia ( here ).
55) Msgr. Paul Kariuki Njiru, Bishop of Wote ( here ).
56) Gabonese Bishops' Conference ( here ).
Compilation: Caminante Wanderer/Giuseppe Nardi
Friday, December 29, 2023
