About 100 Catholic progressive churches across Germany are openly defying a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by offering such blessings at services, this week. Germany is no stranger to schism - 500 years ago, Martin Luther launched the Reformation here. He said he was not afraid of possible repercussions by high-ranking church officials or the Vatican. ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT“We're struggling in Germany with a lot of seriousness and intensive theological discourses for the right path,” Mock added. “Things cannot continue the way they did — this is what the crimes and cover-ups of sexual abuse showed us."

Source: Mint May 10, 2021 10:18 UTC