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Swiss Bishop Says “I Don’t Mind” If LGBTQ Couples Receive Equal Marriage Rights

October 22, 2021/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A Swiss bishop has spoken positively about legal protections for same-gender couples, even while expressing opposition to the marriage equality referendum in that country which passed with 64% of the vote in late September. Read More

Organizations Representing One Million Catholic Women Call for Same-Gender Blessings

April 8, 2021/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Organizations representing a million Catholic women in the German-speaking areas of four countries have released an open letter protesting the Vatican's ban on blessing same-gender couples and calling for a renewal of church teaching. Meanwhile, a key cardinal who has been critical of the ban has weighed in again. Read More

Top Swiss Church Official Endorses Blessings for Same-Gender Couples

August 21, 2019/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A top lay official in Switzerland has endorsed blessings for same-gender couples and said that while local Catholic Church there has not issued an official statement on civil marriage equality, it does not oppose such legislation. Read More

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