Catholic Church in Germany regulates blessing for all couples

Catholic Church in Germany regulates blessing for all couples Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops' conference, addresses Pope Francis Nov. 17, 2022, in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace during the bishops' "ad limina" visits to the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

The Catholic Church in Germany has published instructions for the blessing of remarried and homosexual couples. According to the authors, this is in the spirit of the late Pope. Nevertheless, there is criticism. Germany now has rules on how remarried divorcees and homosexuals can be blessed in church. As announced by the German Bishops’ Conference…

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