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[Catholic Caucus] Berlin archbishop permits same-sex blessings with impunityA German archbishop has told priests they can confer blessings on same-sex couples without fear of punishment.The move by Archbishop Heiner Koch of Berlin opens the gates to church services for the blessings of couples who “cannot or do not want to marry sacramentally”.In a five-page, 2,000-word letter, the archbishop told the priest of his archdiocese that “it is no longer possible to say that all who are in any so-called irregular situation are in a state of mortal sin and have lost sanctifying grace”.“Acknowledging the goodness of a relationship is a...

Christians, You Have Six Months to LiveOur Religious Liberty is threatened by the German Synod.The Amoris Laetitia Reset Is About to Break What Zmirak saw so clearly was that, if Amoris Laetitia could be interpreted as a pro-LGBT document, it would have a disastrous impact on our religious freedom. Gay activists could drag pastors into court and sue for discrimination for simply being denied the Eucharist. And the pope’s words would be used in those courts to condemn the faithful and to profane the Holy Eucharist:Not just our faith’s integrity, but our religious liberty is endangered by the pope’s ill-chosen...