STATEMENT OF THE CBCP PRESIDENT: “ON THE POSSIBILITY OF BLESSINGS FOR COUPLES IN IRREGULAR SITUATIONS AND FOR COUPLES OF THE SAME SEX”

Dear Reverend Monsignori, Fathers, Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

Greetings of peace in the Lord!

I am furnishing you with a copy of the statement of His Excellency Most Reverend Pablo Virgilio S. David, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, on the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s declaration Fiducia Supplicans.

The statement, entitled “ON THE POSSIBILITY OF BLESSINGS FOR COUPLES IN IRREGULAR SITUATIONS AND FOR COUPLES OF THE SAME SEX,” was issued for our information and guidance.

As I wish you a blessed Christmas season, I gladly assure you of my prayerful solicitude.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

+ JOSE F. CARDINAL ADVINCULA
Archbishop of Manila