Fiducia Supplicans, the 2023 declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, is the Catholic Church's own doctrinal instrument on the pastoral meaning of blessings, including for same sex couples. As the Church's own supreme doctrinal office speaking on Church teaching, it is fully authoritative for what the declaration actually permits, which is the fact cited. It is the doctrinal instrument itself, not an independent account of how bishops, clergy and laity around the world have actually received and applied it, a still unfolding question needing separate, ongoing sourcing.
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Fiducia Supplicans, the 2023 declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, published by the Holy See, the top tier reflecting the Catholic Church's own supreme doctrinal office speaking directly on Church teaching about the pastoral meaning of blessings, fully authoritative for what the declaration itself permits. Its limit is that it is the doctrinal instrument itself, not an independent account of how bishops, clergy and laity around the world have actually received and applied it, a still unfolding question needing separate, ongoing sourcing. NotesThe Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith's own declaration Fiducia Supplicans on the pastoral meaning of blessings (2023); the doctrinal instrument itself, not independent theological analysis.
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Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyDicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Custodian BasisA declaration of the Holy See own doctrinal office. Authoritative for what the Church permits; the reception of it is a separate, separately sourced question.
Citation
AuthorDicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
PublisherHoly See
Publication Year2023
Source Typeprimary-text
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)
This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 critiqued Here. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 10 claims: 10 well-attested.
- Denominations, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Articles, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Beliefs & Restrictions, 1 claims: 1 critiqued Here.
- Rituals, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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