Polish, Ukrainian bishops join growing coalition against Vatican’s same-sex blessings document

Eastern European leaders in the Catholic Church join a growing front of opposition to the Vatican's document allowing blessings for same-sex couples under specific conditions.

"Since practicing sexual acts outside marriage, that is, outside the indissoluble union of a man and a woman open to the transmission of life, is always an offense against the will and wisdom of God expressed in the sixth commandment of the Decalogue, people who are in such a relationship cannot receive a blessing," the Polish Episcopal Conference wrote in response to the declaration. Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com

"This applies in particular to people in same-sex relationships," the Polish statement added, according to translations from Catholic News Agency.