US EditionPope praises monogamy, shuts down Gen Z's 'polyamory trend'
The Vatican's 40-page note, approved by Pope Leo XIV, addresses growing polyamory in the West and polygamy in Africa as key pastoral challenges, emphasizing women's dignity.
- On Nov. 25 the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published the doctrinal note 'One Flesh' after Pope Leo XIV approved it on Nov. 21, and Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández presented it at the Vatican press conference.
- Originating from synodal requests, the note addresses rising 'polyamory' in Western societies and polygamy as a pastoral challenge raised by African bishops during the Synod on Synodality.
- Drawing on theologians and poets, the document argues monogamy defends women's dignity and critiques polygamy, adultery, and 'polyamory' as fragmenting marital love, emphasizing marriage as between one man and one woman.
- Released on the United Nations' International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the note includes reflections on violence and guides clergy on pastoral care for people converting from polygamous situations.
- Amid wider debate, the note addresses whether the Church is softening its teaching on marriage, citing earlier controversies like Fiducia Supplicans, and will inform synodal conversations in 2023–24 and study groups on polygamy.
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Pope praises monogamy, shuts down Gen Z's 'polyamory trend'
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