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German bishop asks pastors to bless same-sex couples

Luke Coppen
Nov 03, 2023
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A German bishop issued a letter Thursday asking pastors in his diocese to bless same-sex couples.

Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann of Speyer, Germany. Klaus Landry via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann said in the Nov. 2 letter to priests, deacons, and lay pastoral workers that the blessings — which he also extended to remarried couples — could take place in churches in the Diocese of Speyer.

“The ceremony must differ from a chur…

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