News and Views
Articles by Peter Knox, S.J.
Catholic bishops in northern and southern Africa allow blessings of same-sex couples
Views Peter Knox, S.J. / February 4, 2024The publication last December of “Fiducia Supplicans,” a declaration from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on the pastoral meaning of blessings, unleashed a theological storm in the proverbial African calabash.
South African theologian: Why blessing same-sex couples causes “heated discussion” in Africa
Views Peter Knox, S.J. / January 15, 2024The fact that people of the same sex enter into a permanent, loving, supportive, stable, fruitful relationships is beyond the imagination of many Africans. The very notion runs contrary to what many theologians and pastors claim is African culture.
