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The Vatican has said that priests cannot bless same-sex unions. This was published in a two-page explainer approved by Pope Francis in response to questions from a number of dioceses on whether the practice was allowed. Is the Catholic Church out of touch with modern society? Gina Menzies, theologian and lecturer in bioethics, and Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland joined us to discuss this. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/03/16174439/LW-Vatican.mp3"][/audio]