Dozens of German priests will defy the Vatican and live-stream blessings of gay couples By Caitlin O Kane Church won t bless same-sex unions
Dozens of Catholic priests in Germany plan defy the Vatican and bless homosexual partnerships, with many set to live-stream the blessings online.
In March, the Vatican decreed that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex marriages. In response, more than 230 professors of Catholic theology in Germany – and other countries where German is spoken – signed a statement protesting the decision, the Associated Press reports.
In a statement, the group declared that the decree is marked by a paternalistic air of superiority and discriminates against homosexual people and their life plans.
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Group of priests vows to defy Vatican and continue blessing same-sex couples By Caitlin O Kane Church won t bless same-sex unions
A group of priests who have distanced themselves from the Catholic Church are criticizing the Vatican s recent decree that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex marriages. The Austrian Priests Initiative, a group of priests leading a campaign of disobedience against the Vatican, said this week they will continue to bless same-sex couples.
The initiative (also as Pfarrer-Initiative) said in a statement that its members are deeply appalled by the new Roman decree that wants to prohibit the blessing of same-sex loving couples.
Father Helmut Schüller leads the Pfarrer-Initiative, a group of dissident rebel Catholic priests who support the blessing of same-sex unions. (YouTube/ kondomsteuer)
A group of rebel Roman Catholic priests have vowed to defy the Pope’s orders prohibiting the blessing of same-sex relationships, insisting: “We will not reject any loving couple.”
The Pfarrer-Initiative (Priests’ Initiative) was founded in 2006 with just nine members, and has now grown to more than 350 priests and deacons led by Catholic church reform leader father Helmut Schüller.
The group has long advocated for the ordination of women and married or non-celibate priests within the Catholic Church.