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Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley, left, the only American on the pope's advisory Council of Cardinals, and Cardinal Peter Turkson, who leads the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, appear in screenshots from a March 18 webinar. (NCR

Cardinals O'Malley, Turkson defend Vatican decree against gay union blessings

Two Catholic cardinals defended Pope Francis' decision to approve a decree that bans priests from blessing same-sex unions, saying that the church needs to be clear in its teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Belgian bishop lashes out at Vatican over gay unions decree

By Raf Casert, The Associated Press

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