In addition, they have advocated scrutinizing the practice of celibacy and opening sermons to women. They have also approved blessings for heterosexual couples whose members are civilly married after a divorce.
Euskaraz irakurri: Germanyko Eliza katolikoak bikote homosexualak bedeinkatuko thisu 2026tik aurrera
German Catholic priests will be able to bless unions of gay couples from 2026, as decided this Friday in Frankfurt (south) by a Conference of the Synodal Paththe dialogue forum set up to promote the reform of the institution.
176 of the union’s 202 members, made up of bishops and laity, voted in favor of these ceremonies, while 14 voted against and 12 abstained.
However, the blessings are not introduced immediately, but afterwards a period of three yearswhich will be used to determine, with the participation of the German Bishops’ Conference and other bodies, the exact liturgy of the ceremony, as well as other formal aspects.
As part of the same resolution entitled ‘Blessings for couples in love’the Synodal Path has also approved blessings for heterosexual couples whose members are civilly married after a divorce.
The regularization of these blessings was one of the central demands of the Synodal Path, a reform forum established in 2019, which confrontation with Rome and which, among other things, calls for research into the practice of celibacy and before opening women delivering sermons.
The Vatican stated in 2021 that the blessing of homosexual couples is not allowed under the teachings of the Catholic Church and affirmed that this type of union “cannot be objectively recognized as being in line with the revealed plans of God”.
The fifth and for the time being last meeting of the decision-making trade union Synodal Road will conclude in Frankfurt this Saturday, after three days that both have been anxiously awaiting. both opponents and defenders of the reform processwhich started as a result of the child abuse scandals in the German Catholic Church.
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