125 German Catholic priests, religious and lay employees publicly come out as L.G.B.T.

125 German Catholic priests, religious and lay employees publicly come out as L.G.B.T.

America Magazine reports

BERLIN (AP) — More than 120 employees of the Catholic Church in Germany publicly outed themselves as queer on Monday, saying they want to “live openly without fear” in the church and pushing demands for it to allow the blessing of same-sex couples and change its labor rules.

A group of 125 people — including priests, religion teachers and administrative employees — identified themselves as backers of the initiative titled “#OutInChurch — For a church without fear.”

Link to article: https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2022/01/24/germany-church-queer-lgbt-242270?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2928&pnespid=7_c7USlZPqNF1v.CoDaoQ8PdvQrzXoB9cfjnn_dupA1mlDGSnZ1eez6.qnBXtBlLmvgGsqit

 

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  1. Paddy Ferry says:

    125 German Catholic priests, religious and lay employees publicly come out as L.G.B.T.

    Excellent. But do we still need to use the word “queer”?

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