RC German synodal meeting supports blessing of same-sex partnerships

As reported in the WallStreet Journal:

At a meet­ing in Frankfurt, Ger­man church lead­ers voted 168 to 28, with five ab­sten­tions, to adopt a draft state­ment on sex­u­al­ity that in­cludes a res­o­lu­tion say­ing that “same-sex part­ner­ships who want to take the risk of an un­break­able com­mon life…should be able to see them­selves placed un­der the bless­ing of God.”

Currently the Church of England is engaged in a national discernment process called “Living in Love and Faith” from which a new teaching document on human sexuality is expected to be issued from the College of Bishops. An introduction is available here: https://youtu.be/g7A3wt0jqZM

 

 

 

James Hadley, OblSB

James Hadley is a priest in the Church of England currently serving in the Diocese in Europe as pastor of Holy Cross Anglican Church (Palermo, Italy). He previously taught Liturgical Art and Architecture, as well as church design, at the Catholic University of America, Rome Campus. He lectured in Faith and Culture for the Rome summer program of the Australian Catholic University. He has published in Anaphora, Studia Liturgica, Ecclesia Orans, Material Culture Review, as well as the Irish Theological Quarterly. In addition to his parish ministry he works as a liturgical artist and designer. James has a special interest in immigration issues in Europe, traveling regularly to the island of Lampedusa with clergy and students to raise awareness of human trafficking.


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