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Pope Francis shuts down proposals to bless same-sex couples In a new document sure to disappoint those who thought Pope Francis represented a softening toward LGBTQ marriages within the church, the Vatican rejected proposals that would allow priests to bless LGBTQ unions, saying God cannot bless sin. The Vatican City flag, left, and a pride flag. Images courtesy of Creative Commons March 15, 2021 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Vatican said on Monday LGBTQ couples cannot receive a bles...

Vatican officials are waiting for guidance from Pope Francis as they weigh the appropriate response to the “synodal path” reforms undertaken by the German hierarchy, the Pillar news site reports.

German bishops elect female general secretary amid abuse-dominated meeting Feb 26, 2021 catholic news service Beate Gilles, the newly appointed general secretary of the German bishops conference, poses in Bonn Feb. 23, 2021. Gilles, a 50-year-old theologian, became the first noncleric and woman to head the bishops secretariat. She will take up her post July 1. (Credit: Sascha Steinback pool via KNA via CNS.) The German bishops conference elected a woman as general secretary during a virtual ass...

German bishops elect female leader amid abuse-dominated meeting Beate Gilles, the newly appointed general secretary of the German bishops’ conference, poses in Bonn Feb. 23, 2021. Gilles, a 50-year-old theologian, became the first noncleric and woman to head the bishops’ secretariat. She will take up her post July 1. (CNS photo/Sascha Steinback pool via KNA) By Anli Serfontein • Catholic News Service • Posted February 26, 2021 BERLIN (CNS) — The German bishops’ conference elected ...

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki arrives for a meeting at the Vatican on March 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Germany’s Catholic bishops will resume discussions this week to plan the Synodal Path, a set of conferences slated to address controversial questions such as women’s roles and LGBT acceptance, even as the country faces yet another scandal of sexual abuse by clergy. Many churchmen believe that the social questions and the abuse crisis are related. “The...

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Germany’s Catholic bishops will resume discussions this week to plan the Synodal Path, a set of conferences slated to address controversial questions such as women’s roles and LGBTQ acceptance, even as the country faces yet another scandal of sexual abuse by clergy. Many churchmen believe that the social questions and the abuse crisis are related. “The abuse crisis hurts the church very deeply,” the Rev. Martin Maier, a Jesuit priest and former editor at the Germa...

Limburg Bishop Georg Batzing speaks during a March 3, 2020, news conference in Mainz after being elected as the new president of the German bishops conference. (CNS/KNA/Harald Oppitz) Berlin — In a wide-ranging interview, the head of the German bishops conference called for far-reaching changes to the Catholic Church and criticized the Vaticans treatment of the church in his country. "I would describe myself as conservative because I love this church and enjoy devoting my li...

Limburg Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops conference, is pictured in a Sept. 15, 2019, photo. In wide-ranging interview, the self-described "conservative" bishop said the church needs to change and criticized the Vaticans treatment of the church in his country. (CNS photo/Harald Oppitz, KNA) BERLIN (CNS) -- In a wide-ranging interview, the head of the German bishops’ conference called for far-reaching changes to the Catholic Church and criticized the Vatican’s treatment...