[Catholic Caucus] German bishop authorizes same-sex blessings

The Catholic Thing ^ | November 7, 2023 | The Catholic Herald

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[Catholic Caucus] German bishop authorizes same-sex blessings

Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann wrote to diocesan priests, deacons and lay pastoral workers saying that the blessings – which he also extended to remarried couples – could take place in churches in the Diocese of Speyer. “The ceremony must differ from a church wedding ceremony in terms of words and signs and should explicitly reinforce the love, commitment, and mutual responsibility in the couple’s relationship as an act of blessing.”

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[rmichaelj]

It is a fact that they have the premises -- but you have the Apostolic Faith. They can occupy our churches, but they are outside the true Faith. You remain outside the places of worship, but the Faith dwells within you.

St. Athanasius 356 A.D.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

The gays are only getting blessings while straight couples get full marriage rites? That's a double standard!...

say the activists soon after the first few blessings.

[FlyingEagle]

Of course this is an impossibility, to bless an anti-scriptural liaison rooted in perverted sexual practices that are an abomination and contrary to our God given natural order.

I used to think the Homo-marriage thing was cultural relativism. It is not, for homos have always existed. It is anti-morality extremism designed to subvert the institution of the Church and the holiness of Christianity, all driven by Satan.