梵蒂岡正式回應同婚
The Vatican has decreed that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions because it is impossible for God to “bless sin.”
教廷教義部決議，天主教教會不能祝福同性婚姻，因為神不可能「祝福罪惡」。
decree(v.)頒佈法令;下達政令;發出命令sin(n.)(違反宗教戒律或道德規範的)罪;罪過commit a sin犯罪confess a sin悔過crime(n.)罪
The decision, approved by Pope Francis, was issued by the Vatican’s orthodoxy office in a formal response to a question about whether the Catholic Church has the power to bless same-sex unions.
該決議經教宗方濟各批准，由負責維護天主教教義完整性的教廷教義部發佈，針對「教會是否有權力給予同性婚姻祝福」這個問題做出正式回應。
approve(v.)批准;核准;認可issue(n.)議題、(雜誌)期(v.)(官方)發布issue a statement 發布聲明issue a typhoon warning發布颱風警報orthodoxy(n.)(宗教團體或政黨的)正統信仰orthodox(adj.)(信仰、觀點或活動)正統的the Eastern Orthodox Church東正教
The answer, presented in a two-page explanation, was “negative.”
兩頁長的解釋給出的答案是否定的，
presented=which was presented…被發表
The office declared that blessings of same-sex marriages are not allowed, because they do not conform to God’s plan for families and raising children.
教廷教義部宣布祝福同性婚姻是不被允許的，因為同性婚姻不符合造物者對成家與生養子女的計畫。
declare(v.)宣佈;聲明;公佈blessing(n.)祈神賜福;祝福conform to…與…一致、相符合=follow=go along with…=fall in with…
The office wrote, “It is not licit to impart a blessing on relationships, or partnerships, even stable, that involve sexual activity outside of marriage, as is the case of the unions between persons of the same sex.”
教廷教義部寫道：「不能對涉及婚外性行為之關係或伴侶關係給予祝福，即使是穩定關係，也沒有正當性，對於同性間的結合也是如此。」
licit(adj.)合法的;正當的=legitimateimpart(v.)賦予;給予partnership(n.)伴侶關係as準關係代名詞
Catholic teaching holds that marriage should be limited to a union between a man and a woman.
天主教的教義認為，婚姻應限於一男一女的結合。
teaching(n.)教義be limited to…侷限於=be restricted to…
While the Vatican said homosexuals must be treated with dignity and respect, gay sex is strictly censured in the church.
雖然梵蒂岡表示同性戀者必須受到有尊嚴且尊重的對待，不過天主教教會嚴格譴責同性戀結合。
while(conj.)雖然=thoughdignity(n.)尊嚴;自尊心censure(v.)指責、斥責、譴責=condemn=reprimand
Even though Pope Francis has endorsed providing gay couples with legal protections in same-sex unions, that is in reference to the civic sphere, not within the church.
儘管教宗方濟各支持為同性結合提供法律保障，但這是針對公民領域的保障，而不是教會內部的。
even though(conj.)僅管endorse(v.)(公開)贊同、認可、支持=supportin reference to…談到;論及;與…有關=in connection with=in relation tocivic(adj.)公民的、公民權的sphere(n.)領域;範圍;範疇the public sphere公領域sphere of influence勢力範圍