POPE LEO’S HIGH ALTITUDE, OFF-THE-CUFF ANSWER ABOUT LITURGIES BLESSING IMMORAL SEXUAL UNIONS—WHEREIN I THINK I HAVE THE BEST INTERPRETATION ABOUT WHAT POPE LEO ACTUALLY MEANT…

This is a very good AI summary about “What Does the Pope Really Say” which would be a great title for a blog, no? WDTPRS!

THE AI SUMMARY:

On April 23, 2026, on a flight back from Africa, Pope Leo XIV stated that the Catholic Church's unity should not revolve around sexual matters, arguing that issues like justice, equality, and peace are "much greater, more important issues". He stated that "we tend to think that when the church is talking about morality, that the only issue of morality is sexual". [1, 2, 3]

Key points regarding his statement:

• Context: The remarks were made to journalists after a trip to Africa, responding to questions about church unity and LGBTQ+ issues.
• Core Message: Leo emphasized that while sexual morality is not unimportant, it should not be the primary focus over broader social concerns.
• Priorities: He listed "justice, equality, freedom of men and women, freedom of religion" as taking priority over sexual matters.
• Reaction: The comments were seen as a deliberate shift away from a solely preoccupation-based approach to sexual ethics, with advocacy groups calling it an "overdue reorientation".
• Not Dismissing Sexual Morality: The Pope did not state that sexual morality is entirely unimportant, but rather aimed to reorder the emphasis placed on it compared to other moral issues. [1, 2, 3, 4]

MY MOST HUMBLE, MOST ASTUTE AND MOST CORRECT OPINION ON WHAT THE POPE ACTUALLY SAID:

As I listened to the pope and reread what the pope actually said, I understand it within the context of the question posed to him, which isn’t about general sexual morality or the specifics of Humanae Vitae or even about the 6th Commandment in general. His answer concerns the question about German schismatics creating a liturgical blessing for immoral sexual acts between LGBTQ+++ people and not also heterosexuals in immoral sexual unions—it really wasn’t a question about heterosexual sexual immorality being blessed; it was specifically about same sex sexual immorality and blessing that. 

The Holy Father didn’t address the immorality of immoral sexual acts by anyone. What he basically was responding to is the focus on a small minority of Catholics who are being provided a liturgical blessing by Cardinal Marx and the German Heretical/Schismatic way. 

Within that context, the pope is putting immoral sexual acts by same sex attracted people in its place—they and it aren’t the most important issues of morality in the World. The Church’s moral teachings don’t revolve around the LGBTQ+++ lobby who think they are the center of the world and everything and everyone should revolve around them. What the pope really said, in my most humble opinion, is like that song by Carly Simon, “You’re So Vain, I Bet You Think This Song Is about You!” 

Narcissistic and vain people, which could well describe Fr. James Martin, his ministry and the LGBTQ+++ lobby in general always think the song is about them! Pope Leo begs to disagree, there are way more important moral teachings! But His Holiness certainly doesn’t negate the Church’s sexual moral teachings, for to do so would have a cascade effect on all the moral issues of great importance that the pope highlights, no?