Key leader in German Bishops Conference refuses to resign after he was named in abuse report Bishop Franz-Josef Bode was accused of appointing abusive priests 'whose dangerousness could hardly be doubted.' News Andreas Wailzer • Sep 23, 2022
Two German bishops endorse book calling for Church blessing for homosexual couples Is the German Bishops’ Conference planning to establish such a blessing for homosexual couples? Blogs Maike Hickson • Aug 26, 2019Jun 18, 2021
Cardinal Müller: Blessing homosexual couples would be an ‘atrocity’ The Church cannot 'approve of something that God does not approve of.' News Maike Hickson • Feb 13, 2018Jun 18, 2021
Austrian bishop forcefully rejects German Bishops’ idea of blessing homosexual unions Bishop Andreas Laun explains why the Church can never bless sinful relationships. News Maike Hickson • Feb 13, 2018Jun 18, 2021
Archbishop rebukes top cardinal’s proposal for liturgical ‘blessing’ for homosexuals Cardinal Marx's proposal would 'undermine' Catholic witness and 'wound' the Church, says Archbishop Chaput. News Patrick B. Craine • Feb 7, 2018Jun 18, 2021
German Synod father wants ‘private blessing’ for gay unions, says adultery can be more Catholic than marriage Bishop Franz-Josef Bode is stoking controversy again only a month before the Synod. News Maike Hickson • Sep 15, 2015Jun 18, 2021