After Fiducia Supplicans, how do I tell my friend in a same-sex union that it is gravely sinful?
A viewer describes unknowingly attending a Mass where a same-sex couple received a union blessing with the congregation laying on hands, and, having since befriended one of the women, asks how, in light of the Pope's Fiducia Supplicans statement, she can effectively tell her friend that their relationship of twenty-eight years is gravely sinful and that a true blessing would require repentance, separation, and a life of celibacy.
Answer
That is exactly what you should do: go to your friend and say, I do not want you to go to hell, but that is where this is headed. Tell her the truth in charity, because you have a conscience to clear and you are obligated to warn her. Understand what has happened: the Pope, or the cardinal who wrote Fiducia Supplicans, made a mistake, trying to play the middleman between the homosexuals in the Church and those opposed by offering a blessing, and the homosexual contingent has taken full advantage, presenting themselves as accepted by the Church, with a date and a name to make it look official, so they will likely turn your warning back on you. But you must still tell them the truth. This is one of the ways the apostasy foretold in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 is unfolding: who would have thought that in two thousand years a pope would approve blessing a homosexual couple. So expect to run into this often now, and tell your friend plainly that a genuine blessing from God would require repentance.