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Aachen (dpa / lnw) - The representation of the Catholic faithful in the Diocese of Aachen has called for disregard of the Vatican's ban on blessing homosexual couples.
The diocesan council called on Bishop Helmut This on Friday to reject the ban.
"God loves and blesses all people," wrote the Diocesan Council in a statement.
"If people want to place their partnership, which is based on love and responsibility, under God's blessing, the church cannot refuse to give it."
That is why the Diocesan Council resolutely opposes the ban on the Doctrine of the Faith.
«We encourage all pastors in the diocese of Aachen to publicly stand by their practice of blessing.
They have the full backing of a large majority of Catholics for this. "
The Diocesan Council of Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cologne also criticized the Vatican.
“Last year the church blessed the bars around Cologne Cathedral, but says that the love of two same-sex people cannot be blessed.
This is not God's promise to people as we understand them, ”writes chairman Tim-O.
Kurzbach in a statement.
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The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith made it clear on Monday that the Church was not authorized to bless homosexual couples.
Any form of blessing that recognizes a homosexual partnership is not permitted.
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