Seems like German priests are making facts right now, no matter what Rome tells them to do. Although I'm no big fan of the churches and religion overall, I welcome that people are leaning up against these rules, which feel totally out of place in 2021.
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In protest against Rome
Munich priest blesses same-sex couples
The rainbow flag over the altar: In a Catholic church in Bavaria, several homosexual couples have received a blessing against the will of Rome - and that was probably just the beginning.
Several same-sex couples were blessed at a Catholic service in Munich on Sunday. "Heaven was open," said the Rev. Wolfgang Rothe after the somewhat historic service at St. Benedict's Catholic Church. He said he wanted to "set an example."
"My concern is to get this out of the church backyards - to where it belongs: in the middle of church life," Rothe said.
Catholic priests across Germany want to offer blessing services for all loving couples - whether gay, lesbian or straight - under the slogan #lovewins. It is an orchestrated protest against the recent categorical ban on blessing homosexual couples by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican.
Nationwide, Catholic parishes are also organizing so-called blessing ceremonies "for all lovers" on Monday (from 09:45). The action is aimed at homosexuals, among others, and demonstratively defies the position of the Vatican. About a hundred parishes participate in the services organized by priests, deacons as well as volunteers around May 10.
The blessing services are the provisional high point of a wave, which the Vatican released under many Catholics in Germany and in the meantime also under catholic priests with its No. The Vatican is not afraid of consequences. He is not afraid of consequences, says priest Rothe: "We are swimming on a wave of sympathy."
When you choose to join an organization with clear rules, you should follow them or leave, not stay and flout them. The pope decides what the doctrines of the Roman Catholic church are, not individual priests. Centuries ago, the German priest Martin Luther founded Protestantism because he thought the Vatican had corrupted Christianity.
They _are_ following the rule of the organization. The issue here is that the organization didn't want to be seen as man and child loving (see the scandals with child abuses inside the catholic and evangelical church)
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In protest against Rome
Munich priest blesses same-sex couples
The rainbow flag over the altar: In a Catholic church in Bavaria, several homosexual couples have received a blessing against the will of Rome - and that was probably just the beginning.
Several same-sex couples were blessed at a Catholic service in Munich on Sunday. "Heaven was open," said the Rev. Wolfgang Rothe after the somewhat historic service at St. Benedict's Catholic Church. He said he wanted to "set an example."
"My concern is to get this out of the church backyards - to where it belongs: in the middle of church life," Rothe said.
Catholic priests across Germany want to offer blessing services for all loving couples - whether gay, lesbian or straight - under the slogan #lovewins. It is an orchestrated protest against the recent categorical ban on blessing homosexual couples by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican.
Nationwide, Catholic parishes are also organizing so-called blessing ceremonies "for all lovers" on Monday (from 09:45). The action is aimed at homosexuals, among others, and demonstratively defies the position of the Vatican. About a hundred parishes participate in the services organized by priests, deacons as well as volunteers around May 10.
The blessing services are the provisional high point of a wave, which the Vatican released under many Catholics in Germany and in the meantime also under catholic priests with its No. The Vatican is not afraid of consequences. He is not afraid of consequences, says priest Rothe: "We are swimming on a wave of sympathy."