German Catholic Priests Bless LGBTQ Unions in Face of Vatican Ban; 'We're going to have the whole

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German Catholic Priests Bless LGBTQ Unions in Face of Vatican Ban; ‘We’re going to have the whole diversity of love’


A large collection of German Catholic priests are standing defiant against a church ban on blessing same-sex unions by offering such blessings at 100 churches throughout the nation.

A number of German clergy members, which skew more progressive than their Vatican counterparts, stated Monday that denying blessings to same-sex couples seeking them amounts to classifying their love as lesser than heterosexual couples.

“If we say God is love, I cannot tell people who embrace loyalty, unity and responsibility to each other that theirs is not love, then it’s a fifth or sixth-class love,” priest Christian Olding told Reuters. “We’re going to have the whole diversity of love.”

What began as a petition alongside Germany’s Love Wins initiative resulted in multiple regions across the nation hosting blessing ceremonies on Sunday. More held blessing ceremonies on Monday and those that didn’t hold ceremonies were encouraged to fly Pride flags in solidarity.

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