Aachen Bishop Helmut Dieser, Germany, calls for a “development” [= change] of doctrine concering contraception and homosexuality (Zeit.de, September 7).
He considers homosexuality “willed by God to the same degree as creation itself” calling the term sin a "questionable concept" with regard to homosexuality.
Dieser supports "blessing" homosex concubinages. In his diocese, priests already do so according to their [absent] "conscience". He has had no problems with Francis or the Vatican.
Mainz Bishop Peter Kohlgraf, Germany, also supports the idea of "blessing" homosexual concubinages.
He doesn’t “treat half-sentences from the Bible that refer to homosexuality" as "if they were the eternally valid Word of God without considering the context."
Fribourg Bishop Charles Morerod, Switzerland, is glad (Tdg.ch, September 3) that a homosexual priest can publicly say “who he really is.”
The priest in question began a homosex affair with a gardener in 2005. At the time, he was a Jesuit without …More