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Articles tagged Diocese Of Limburg

German bishop suggests guidelines for blessing same-sex ‘couples,’ divorced and ‘remarried’

Bishop Georg Bätzing recommended implementing heretical 'blessings' for 'divorced and remarried couples, couples of all gender identities and sexual orientations.'

Antonino Cambria

• Jul 11, 2025

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Over 500,000 Germans left the Catholic Church in 2022 amid sex abuse scandals, Synodal Way

According to the German Bishops’ Conference's annual statistical report, a record 522,821 Germans left the Catholic Church in 2022, reducing the overall Catholic population to under 25 percent of the nation.

Andreas Wailzer

• Jun 28, 2023Jun 28, 2023

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German bishop announces new guidelines forcing priests to accept homosexuality, transgenderism

Mathias von Gersdorff, head of the German office of the traditional Catholic organization TFP, wrote on Twitter that '(Bishop Georg) Bätzing breaks definitively with Catholic morals and FORCES also pastors, diocesan institutions to do it.'

Andreas Wailzer

• Jan 18, 2023Feb 15, 2023

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Prominent German priest commits suicide following sex abuse allegations

A popular newspaper has reported that Father Christof May left a note confessing guilt and expressing remorse.

• Jun 20, 2022Jun 20, 2022

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Top German bishop defends promotion of priest accused of sexually abusing women

The priest, who has not been named, has admitted to some, but not all, of the accusations.

Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• May 28, 2022May 30, 2022

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Head of German bishops: ‘I consider the female diaconate to be very legitimate’

Bishop Georg Bätzing presented arguments that could also be used to introduce female ‘priests’ or even ‘bishops.’

• Sep 21, 2020Jun 18, 2021

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Thirty percent of German Catholics surveyed say they’re considering leaving Church soon

2,040 adults were asked to respond to the statement: ‘I am a member of the Church and can imagine leaving the Church soon.’

• Jul 10, 2020Jun 18, 2021

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Pope Francis exhorts German Catholics to continue on ‘Synodal Path’

The bishops' pathway defends the use of contraception, the practice of masturbation, and an active homosexual lifestyle.

• Jun 29, 2020Jun 18, 2021

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German diocese proposes blessing for ‘remarried’ and homosexual couples

Johannes zu Eltz contends that the Church should establish a 'theologically justified blessing' for alternative unions.

• Jan 23, 2018Jun 18, 2021