Cardinal Hollerich has not only voiced support for the blessing of same-sex couples but also same-sex unions, something Fiducia Supplicans was careful to avoid. He has said the blessing of a same-sex union intends to bless “what is good in the relationship,” comparing them to sacramental marriage: “There also is sin in marriages, and yet we bless marriage.” He added that while sacramental marriage in the Church is reserved to heterosexual partners “because they can procreate” this “does not mean that the unions of homosexuals are not blessed by God.”
