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German Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican ban
- May 10, 2021
Germany’s powerful Catholic progressives are openly defying a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by offering such blessings at services in about 100 different churches all over the country this week.
German doctors remove ban on assisting suicide from code of conduct
- May 6, 2021
The German Medical Assembly, the annual meeting of the German Medical Association, has lifted the professional ban on assisted suicide.
Germany’s ecumenical church assembly goes virtual
- May 5, 2021
Instead of comfortable footwear, participants in Germany’s third ecumenical convention, or kirchentag, will need stable internet connections. Organizers had hoped to attract more than 100,000 visitors to the approximately 2,000 public events May 13-16. With the COVID-19 pandemic, that has changed.
Some German parishes plan blessings for lovers, including gays
- May 4, 2021
Catholic chaplains in parishes across Germany plan to invite people to “blessing services for lovers” on and around May 10.
Head of Central Committee of German Catholics won’t seek reelection
- Apr 23, 2021
Thomas Sternberg, 69, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics, announced April 23 he will not seek reelection to the post in November.
Catholic laypeople in Cologne Archdiocese demand local synod
- Apr 19, 2021
Catholic laypeople in the Archdiocese of Cologne have called for a local synod to address the ongoing crisis in Germany’s most populous diocese.
German Catholics plan huge blessing of gay unions on May 10
- Apr 15, 2021
Continuing to openly challenge the Vatican, several Catholic leaders in Germany are openly supporting the blessing of same-sex couples, with a massive blessing service scheduled for May 10, in direct opposition to Rome’s chief doctrinal office.
German legislators consider ending state payments to churches
- Apr 14, 2021
Germany’s lower house of Parliament is considering replacing state payments to the nation’s two largest churches. The Catholic and Protestant churches received combined state benefits of more than $650 million in 2020.
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