More than 100 Roman Catholic parish Germany held servic to bls gay upl, fiance of the Vatin’s refal to regnize same-sex unns.
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- GERMAN CATHOLIC PRITS DEFY ROME TO OFFER BLSGS TO GAY COUPL
- GERMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS BACK BLSG OF GAY RELATNSHIPS, DEFYG POPE FRANCIS
- GERMAN CATHOLIC LEARS SUPPORT BLSGS FOR GAY COUPL, CHALLENGG POPE FRANCIS
GERMAN CATHOLIC PRITS DEFY ROME TO OFFER BLSGS TO GAY COUPL
Gregor Podschun, the print of the League of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ), an official Church group that supports women’s ordatn, gay marriage, and abortn accs, said that blsgs of same-sex unns were “a mimum” and that “we need [sacramental] marriage for everyone.
A report issued the same year showed that a pervasive culture of vep and clerilism had led to numero abe sndals the German synodal path has clud discsns challengg the Catholic Church’s teachgs on homosexualy, female ordatn, and the role of clergy and lay people the church. AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTMore than 100 Roman Catholic parish Germany held servic to bls gay upl, fiance of the Vatin’s refal to regnize same-sex Hoerhager/DPA, via Associated PrsBERLIN — More than 100 Roman Catholic parish Germany offered blsgs to gay upl on Monday fiance of church teachg and their own ll for natnwi blsgs me rponse to a cree issued by the Vatin on March 15, rercg the church’s prohibn of prits askg for God’s benevolence for gay upl, statg that God “do not and nnot bls s.
GERMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS BACK BLSG OF GAY RELATNSHIPS, DEFYG POPE FRANCIS
“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.
Church doctre says that while gay people mt be treated wh digny, homosexualy is “trsilly disorred.
GERMAN CATHOLIC LEARS SUPPORT BLSGS FOR GAY COUPL, CHALLENGG POPE FRANCIS
” Pope Francis has not changed this teachg, but has ocsnally raised the hop of gay Catholics by speakg of the need to love and wele gay and transgenr German church is among the most powerful and liberal the world, and Roman Catholics everywhere were watchg the rponse to the blsgs for signals of how the church might rpond to attempts at reform om those the pews and om the prits who are often among those most active fdg ways to clu gay men and lbians the church. “There has been this credible discsn Germany about same-sex upl specifilly that has not taken place anywhere else, ” said Francis DeBernardo, the executive director of New Ways Mistry, which reprents gay and lbian Catholics the Uned Stat. “We held a blsg service this Valente’s Day, but was important to view of this story om Rome to send a clear signal that the church mt regnize, honor and appreciate life all of s many lors, ” said Father Mönkebüscher, who intifi as gay.