Bishop Provost Statement on Fiducia Supplicans

Bishop Provost issues the following statement regarding the Vatican document Fiducia Supplicans, published on Monday, December 18, 2023: “The Catholic Church continues to teach definitively that marriage is between one man and one woman. The latest document from the Vatican continues to affirm this Gospel teaching, as well as the efficacy of blessings for the on-going conversion of all individuals who are properly disposed. Blessings are part of the pastoral practice of the Church. As a pastor of many years, I know, as all our good and faithful priests know, that church legislation cannot address the many minute details of pastoral practice.”