German Bishop Opposes Using the Bible to Condemn Homosexuality
“. . . [C]ontemporary findings from the humanities must always be taken into account.”
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In Germany, a nonbinary Catholic and a bishop offered a joint homily as part of meetings for the country’s ongoing synodal process. Today’s post includes this news and more developments from the German church.
A German bishop has endorsed LGBTQ+ pastoral ministry by suggesting it is “no big deal,” adding theology must be done not in the abstract, but with specific people in mind.
Church leaders in Germany, including a number of bishops, have expressed their welcome of the #OutInChurch initiative, in which 125 LGBTQ church workers publicly came out in a call for non-discrimination protections.
After sponsoring a consultation on human sexuality, Germany’s bishops issued a statement in which they said church teaching against same-gender sexual activity was a “hot topic” and affirmed homosexuality as a “normal” part of human development.
“We do not stand for an abstract truth, but for a faith that must be evident and reflected in everyday life.”
More German dioceses are taking an official stand on the handout entitled “Blessings for Couples…
Today’s post details a more extensive interview that nonbinary Catholic Mara Klein gave about the German church’s synodal work, their place in the church, and how to advance LGBTQ+ reforms.
Vicars general from various German dioceses have sent a letter to the country’s episcopal conference asking for immediate protections for LGBTQ church workers as labor law reforms are worked out.
A co-chair of the German Synodal Way’s working group on sexuality said that a majority of the forum’s members had expressed support for blessing same-gender couples, even after the Vatican attempted to ban such blessings.