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New practice does not endorse homosexuality but is not heretical, Catholic church says amid opposition from some bishopsThe Vatican has stressed that allowing priests to bless same-sex couples is not an endorsement of homosexuality, but neither is it blasphemous, after some Catholic bishops reacted negatively to the measure announced last month.Pope Francis approved a ruling in December allowing priests to bless unmarried and same-sex...