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Vatican bars gay union blessing, says God ‘can’t bless sin�

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ROME (AP) � The Vatican has decreed that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions, saying that God “cannot bless sin.�

The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a formal response Monday to a question about whether Catholic clergy can bless gay unions.

The answer, contained in a two-page explanation published in seven languages and approved by Pope Francis, was “negative.�

The Vatican holds that gay people must be treated with dignity and respect, but that gay sex is “intrinsically disordered.�

Catholic teaching holds that marriage between a man and woman is part of God’s plan and is intended for the sake of creating new life.

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press

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