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On 10 May 2021 Catholic
priests in Germany

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openly blessed LGBTQI
people, using the hashtag

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#LoveWins

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By doing so, they were
clearly defying the Vatican

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which had
announced in March

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that same-sex couples
should not be blessed.

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Michael Knips of the ZDF
reports that the

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German Bishops' Conference
continues to disapprove

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of the
#LoveWins blessings.

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Despite this, the Rainbow
Index of Churches in Europe

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does show that the
Catholic Church in Germany

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is more open to
the LGBTQ community

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than that of any
other EU country.

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The report was
published by the

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European Forum of LGBTQI
Christian Groups.

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There are also reports of
Austrian and Belgian

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priests who are blessing
same-sex couples,

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as a protest against
the decree from Rome.

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What do you think?

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Is there a place
for same-sex couples

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in the
Catholic Church?

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Comment below
and let us know!