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Bishops: Pope's message doesn't OK gay marriages

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Same-sex couples take part in a public blessing ceremony in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on Sept. 20, 2023. [AP Photo]

Catholic Bishops have said Pope Francis's blessing of unions is not an approval of same sex marriages.

In a press statement, Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops clarified that the letter from Rome titled 'Fiducia Supplicans' ( Sense of Blessings) was to expand the scope of blessings -- to include blessings not given in liturgical setting.

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