Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:11:38 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb German bishop urges church debate on blessing same-sex unions /home/international/item/26650-german-bishop-urges-church-debate-on-blessing-same-sex-unions /home/international/item/26650-german-bishop-urges-church-debate-on-blessing-same-sex-unions OSNABRUCK, Germany – The vice president of the German bishops' conference has urged a debate on whether Catholic clergy should bless same-sex unions.
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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said the Catholic Church must find new ways to integrate the divorced and civilly remarried in the life of the church and to make it easier for Catholic families to accept their homosexual members.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- Arkansas became the first Southern state to issue marriage licences to gay couples May 9 when a state judge overturned a 10-year constitutional amendment that banned same-sex unions in the state.

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