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<description>[Catholic Caucus] German bishop says homosexuality is &#x26;#x2018;part of God&#x26;#x2019;s plan of creation,&#x26;#x2019; attacks gender rolesPro-LGBT Bishop Ludger Schepers argues support for patriarchy is a kind of &#x26;#x2018;discrimination&#x26;#x2019; and warns a return to traditional gender roles represents a &#x26;#x2018;threat to freedom and equality.&#x26;#x2019; A German bishop has raved against &#x26;#x201C;patriarchy&#x26;#x201D; and traditional gender roles while claiming sexual and gender &#x26;#x201C;identity&#x26;#x201D; is part of God&#x26;#x2019;s design for humanity.Ludger Schepers, auxiliary bishop of Essen and &#x26;#x201C;Queer affairs representative&#x26;#x201D; of the German Bishops&#x26;#x2019; Conference, lamented in comments to the Catholic press agency KNA that the Church has &#x26;#x201C;not only tolerated but actively promoted&#x26;#x201D;...</description>
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