Cardinal Woelki called the 2021 Vatican Responsum that gave a definitive “no” to blessing same-sex couples “a reinforcement of the Catholic understanding of marriage and family.” After Fiducia Supplicans, his Archdiocese stated its support for the 2023 Vatican declaration that allowed non-liturgical blessings of same-sex couples: “In accordance with this document, we in the Archdiocese of Cologne will continue to shape our pastoral work in unity with the universal Church.”
