On April 27, Pope Leo XIV said the Catholic Church should prioritize questions of inequality and justice over those of sexual ethics. Leo stated that the Church's unity should not revolve around sexual matters and that questions of sexual morality are not the sole nor paramount ethical concerns for the church. Leo reaffirmed support for Pope Francis's 2023 decision allowing informal blessings for same-sex couples but said he wanted to prioritize other ethical questions and did not want the blessings to be formalized further. The Vatican and Catholic advocacy groups largely praised this as a significant reorientation toward social justice, though it does not signal doctrinal change on marriage or sexuality.