The Vatican reaffirmed its support for monogamous marriage between a man and a woman on Tuesday, issuing a doctrinal document in response to African bishops' concerns about polygamy.
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00:00The Vatican reaffirmed its support for monogamous marriage between a man and a woman on Tuesday,
00:08issuing a doctrinal document in response to African bishops' concerns about polygamy.
00:16The 40-page text, authored by Doctrine Chief Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez,
00:21highlights the just long-standing teaching of marriage as a lifelong exclusion union.
00:26The new document, released only in Italian, encourages a focus on the final chapter, which discusses love in marriage.
00:36It comes amid ongoing debates, as Fernandez previously faced backlash for advocating same-sex blessings and for past writings on sexuality.
00:47African bishops recently rejected the Vatican's guidance on blessing same-sex couples,
00:52underlining ongoing tensions within the Church.
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