Francisns Germany Elect Openly Gay Prit as New Superr| Natnal Catholic Register

Contents:

• GERMAN PRITS FY VATIN TO BLS GAY UPL
• FRANCISNS GERMANY ELECT OPENLY GAY PRIT AS NEW SUPERR
• FRANCISNS GERMANY ELECT OPENLY GAY PRIT AS NEW SUPERR
• DOZENS OF GERMAN PRITS WILL FY THE VATIN AND LIVE-STREAM BLSGS OF GAY UPL
• GERMANY'S QUIET CATHOLIC REBELLN ON GAY BLSGS AND WOMEN PREACHERS
• OPENLY GAY CATHOLIC PRIT DISCS POPE FRANCIS' APPEAL FOR LGBTQ PROTECTNS
• GERMAN CATHOLIC PRITS DEFY ROME TO OFFER BLSGS TO GAY COUPL
• CATHOLIC PRITS GERMANY BLS GAY COUPL, DEFYG POPE
• GERMAN CATHOLICS TO BLS GAY UNNS SPE VATIN BAN
• 'LOVE WS': HUNDREDS OF PRITS GERMANY BLS GAY UPL OPEN FIANCE OF POPE FRANCIS
• GERMAN CATHOLIC PRITS DEFY ROME TO OFFER BLSGS TO GAY COUPL

GERMAN PRITS FY VATIN TO BLS GAY UPL

Thoands of German prits and church employe have also signed a petn llg on the Church to extend blsgs to same-sex upl, while some parish have also displayed rabow flags outsi Catholic Church Germany is more liberal and wealthy than many other untri and the creasgly vol acceptance of gay upl will be hard for the Vatin to ignore, the BBC's Damien McGuns Berl marriage has been legal Germany sce 2017 and the untry has also banned so-lled "gay nversn therapy" for might be terted :Media ptn, Comg out to my parents: Dad 'proud' of gay Mlim sonMore on this story.

In an terview wh MK-Onle, the official news webse of the Archdce of Munich and Freisg, Father Fuhrmann explaed why he went public wh his homosexualy. The 300-member Francisn provce of Sat Elisabeth Germany has elected as s new superr Father Mark Fuhrmann, who a few weeks ago publicly me out as homosexual.

FRANCISNS GERMANY ELECT OPENLY GAY PRIT AS NEW SUPERR

“If I am gay myself, then I want to show that I n also be part of the Church this mistry. Asked about the fact that his Francisn brothers knew of his homosexualy at the time of his electn, the new German superr said that “ was very good for me to know that this is very posive for the brothers.

FRANCISNS GERMANY ELECT OPENLY GAY PRIT AS NEW SUPERR

The Church's teachg on homosexualy.

Catholic teachg on homosexualy is summarized sectns 2357, 2358, and 2359 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

The Church teach that homosexuals “mt be accepted wh rpect, passn, and sensivy. As the techism explas, “Tradn has always clared that homosexual acts are trsilly disorred and this clatn, which is objectively disorred, nstut for most of them a trial. The techism stat, “Basg self on Sacred Scripture, which prents homosexual acts as acts of grave pravy, tradn has always clared that homosexual acts are trsilly disorred.

DOZENS OF GERMAN PRITS WILL FY THE VATIN AND LIVE-STREAM BLSGS OF GAY UPL

Providg further guidance, the techism says, “Homosexual persons are lled to chasty. And he is openly gay.

That's why he speaks up for those who are often shut out of the Catholic Church: gay and lbian people, trans people, remarried divorce.

GERMANY'S QUIET CATHOLIC REBELLN ON GAY BLSGS AND WOMEN PREACHERS

He says gay and trans people often believe God, but fd themselv shut out om the Church. Recently, the bate about homosexualy the Church was reigned when prits a number of German parish rried out blsgs of same-sex unns.

OPENLY GAY CATHOLIC PRIT DISCS POPE FRANCIS' APPEAL FOR LGBTQ PROTECTNS

" Allmenroer didn't see his homosexualy as a reason not to be ordaed the Catholic Church.

GERMAN CATHOLIC PRITS DEFY ROME TO OFFER BLSGS TO GAY COUPL

He said he would personally e his fluence to stop me — simply bee I was open about beg gay.

CATHOLIC PRITS GERMANY BLS GAY COUPL, DEFYG POPE

But drew notable phback Germany, which has seen discsn on hot-button issu such as the church’s teachg on homosexualy as part of a formal procs of bate and Moenkebucher, a pastor om wtern Germany who helped iate blsgs for same-sex upl last year, told the dpa news agency that the participants the new iative were spired by a public g-out by 185 actors Germany last iative is llg for all LGBTIQ who work for the church to jo up, and appealg to bishops to give s manifto public support.

In an terview wh MK-Onle, the official news webse of the Archdce of Munich and Freisg, Fuhrmann explaed why he went public wh his homosexualy. Asked about the fact that his Francisn brothers knew of his homosexualy at the time of his electn, the new German superr said that " was very good for me to know that this is very posive for the brothers. The March ban on blsgs, which Pope Francis approved, sparked dissent wh the church and surprised many bee he has been more nciliatory towards gay people than perhaps any other pontiff.

GERMAN CATHOLICS TO BLS GAY UNNS SPE VATIN BAN

The Pope has held meetgs wh gay upl and enuraged those who want to raise their children the church to do so.

In 2013, he ma the now-famo remark “Who am I to judge” about gay people seekg God and tryg to live by the church’s l.

'LOVE WS': HUNDREDS OF PRITS GERMANY BLS GAY UPL OPEN FIANCE OF POPE FRANCIS

The church teach that beg gay is not herently sful but forbids same-sex sexual activy. Acrdg to the Pew Rearch Center, a US-based thk-tank, 86% of Germans thk homosexualy should be accepted.

GERMAN CATHOLIC PRITS DEFY ROME TO OFFER BLSGS TO GAY COUPL

Dozens of Catholic prits Germany plan fy the Vatin and bls homosexual partnerships, wh many set to live-stream the blsgs onle.

In rponse, more than 230 profsors of Catholic theology Germany – and other untri where German is spoken – signed a statement prottg the cisn, the Associated Prs a statement, the group clared that the cree "is marked by a paternalistic air of superry and discrimat agast homosexual people and their life plans.

"In view of the refal of the Congregatn for the Doctre of the Fah to bls homosexual partnerships, we raise our voic and say: We will ntue to acpany people who enter to a bdg partnership the future and bls their relatnship, " the group said a statement. A group of dissentg prits has also piled a list of church servic that will take place natnwi on or around May 10, where prits will publicly bls gay upl.