{"id":27143,"date":"2021-05-27T10:38:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/?p=27143"},"modified":"2021-05-27T10:38:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:38:40","slug":"la-benediction-des-couples-lgbt-divise-leglise-catholique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/la-benediction-des-couples-lgbt-divise-leglise-catholique\/","title":{"rendered":"The blessing of LGBT+ couples divides the Catholic Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gino Hoel<\/a> \u2014<\/p>\n

The decline in the number of worshippers is prompting some religious leaders to address controversial issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many Catholics are breaking away from the Church, largely because of the lack of reform. | Filippo Monteforte \/ AFP<\/p>\n

On Monday, May 10, 2021, in Germany, about 100 priests blessed same-sex couples as part of an initiative called \u00abLove Wins\u00bb<\/span><\/a>. In addition to LGBTI+ couples, these priests also offered to bless heterosexual couples, divorced and remarried couples, and unmarried couples\u2014in short, to show \u00abAll the diversity of k, love\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pascal Thibaut<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

@pthibaut<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

In defiance of the Vatican, about 100 Catholic religious services across Germany are being held that include blessings for same-sex couples # Love Wins<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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This initiative is a response to the responsum published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (formerly the Holy Office) and approved by Pope Francis last March, which prohibits the blessing of same-sex couples<\/span><\/a>. This Roman document has, in fact, sparked much debate within the Church itself since its publication\u2014something that is not all that common in an institution that fears schism above all else and is not accustomed to debate.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00abReevaluating Same-Sex Unions\u00bb<\/span><\/p>\n

It is no coincidence that this initiative comes from Germany: a few months ago, Christians across the Rhine began a collective reflection process called <\/span>\u00absynodal path.\u00bb. <\/span>Thus, clergy and laity are coming together to reflect on issues such as the blessing of same-sex couples, the ordination of married men and women to the priesthood, and intercommunion between Catholics and Protestants\u2026 The Church in Germany\u2014one of the wealthiest in the world alongside that of the United States, and a direct financial supporter of the Vatican\u2014is facing a decline in its membership as parishioners now refuse to pay the church tax. In 2018, there were more than 200,000 such individuals. to unsubscribe from Catholic mailing lists<\/span><\/a>. Many of them are breaking away because of the numerous scandals involving rape and abuse committed by priests, but above all because of the Church\u2019s failure to reform, particularly on controversial issues such as blessings for same-sex couples and ordinations\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Fran\u00e7ois, under pressure from his Curia, which fears this synod, wrote in June 2019 a Letter to the People of God on Their Journey in Germany<\/span><\/a>, in which he more or less asks German Christians not to go too far and <\/span>\u00abto keep the communion with the entire body of the Church alive and effective.\u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

But this ultimately had little effect, since the synodal process does not preclude any discussion. Furthermore, some German bishops\u2014the chair and vice chair<\/span><\/a> of the Bishops' Conference, the Cardinal Archbishop of Munich, Reinhard Marx<\/span><\/a>, a close associate of the pope, among others\u2014have also expressed their support for blessings of same-sex couples, publicly expressing their hope for a change on this issue in Rome. The Vatican\u2019s response to these expectations was the <\/span>\u00abresponsum,\u00bb,<\/span> which led to the \u00abLove Wins\u00bb initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, no prelate supported this initiative; the president of the German Bishops\u2019 Conference, Georg B\u00e4tzing, felt that it was \u00abnot a useful sign or a path to follow\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span> But at the same time, that same president asked the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to <\/span>\u00abto reevaluate same-sex unions and to continue developing the Church's sexual ethics.\u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

A backward-looking view of the Church<\/span><\/p>\n

He is not the only one calling for a new ecclesial approach to these issues. In Belgium, the Bishop of Antwerp, Johan Bonny, speaking on behalf of his colleagues, is undoubtedly the most outspoken. Regarding the <\/span>responsum,<\/span> he denounces<\/span><\/a> her <\/span>\u00abtheological weakness,\u00bb,<\/span> a <\/span>\u00abstandard level of quality\u00bb<\/span> unthinkable coming from this administration, which should, on the contrary, be \u00ab<\/span>\u00bbat the pinnacle of biblical and theological scholarship.\". <\/span>In his diocese, since the publication of the Roman document, the bishop of Antwerp has lamented the departure of more than 700 people, mainly young people; in the Flemish Region, more than 2,000 people have canceled their baptism registrations. The Church\u2019s backward-looking stance on issues related to homosexuality is weakening Western local churches, which are already severely depleted, and is prompting comments that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Switzerland, a lay theologian who provides pastoral care to gay and lesbian people in Zurich blessed ten couples. The newly appointed local bishop, Joseph Bonnemain\u2014despite being a member of Opus Dei (an ultraconservative organization \u00abof a sectarian nature\u00bb<\/span><\/a>), did not punish him. He even stated that \u00abl’instruction du Vatican \u00e9tait une provocation\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span> Jusqu’\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, Rome n’a pas r\u00e9agi formellement \u00e0 l’initiative \u00abL’amour l’emporte\u00bb et \u00e0 ces propos \u00e9piscopaux, prenant acte des b\u00e9n\u00e9dictions accord\u00e9es dans les diff\u00e9rentes d\u00e9p\u00eaches de Vatican News tout en rappelant la teneur du <\/span>responsum.<\/span> Mais quelque chose est en train de changer dans les \u00e9glises occidentales.<\/span><\/p>\n

Un schisme digne du protestantisme<\/span><\/p>\n

La Curie romaine redoute en effet un schisme qui, apr\u00e8s celui provoqu\u00e9 par Luther en 1517, partirait une fois encore d’Allemagne. Cette crainte a \u00e9t\u00e9 pour partie aliment\u00e9e par les secteurs conservateurs outre-Rhin emmen\u00e9s par le cardinal-archev\u00eaque de Cologne, Rainer Woelki. Ce pr\u00e9lat a attir\u00e9 l’attention derni\u00e8rement en raison d’un rapport \u00e9tablissant que plus de 200 clercs de son dioc\u00e8se ont abus\u00e9 et viol\u00e9 plus de 300 mineurs entre 1975 et 2018<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Agence France-Presse<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

@afpfr<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

P\u00e9dophilie dans l’\u00c9glise: 314 victimes, 202 responsables dans le dioc\u00e8se de Cologne, selon un rapport #AFP<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Beaucoup avaient r\u00e9clam\u00e9 sa d\u00e9mission apr\u00e8s qu’il avait tenu secret un premier rapport accablant<\/span><\/a>. La Curie semble donc pr\u00eater l’oreille \u00e0 ceux qui voient dans la d\u00e9marche synodale allemande une \u0153uvre de Satan. Et, fid\u00e8le \u00e0 ses m\u00e9thodes, comme il y a 500 ans, elle estime que la meilleure fa\u00e7on de discuter avec les r\u00e9criminateurs est de r\u00e9affirmer la doctrine. Elle sait que dans les \u00e9glises en Afrique et en Asie, le <\/span>responsum<\/span> a \u00e9t\u00e9 bien accueilli, l’homosexualit\u00e9 \u00e9tant vue comme un mal propag\u00e9 par l’Occident<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mais il faut aussi s’interroger sur la motivation du pape: pourquoi avoir laiss\u00e9 passer un tel texte? Fran\u00e7ois, dans son attitude et ses paroles, semble aux antipodes de ce <\/span>responsum<\/span>. Peu de temps apr\u00e8s sa publication, l’un de ses plus fid\u00e8les cardinaux, l’archev\u00eaque dominicain de Vienne Christoph Sch\u00f6nborn, d\u00e9clarait que les couples de m\u00eame sexe demandant \u00e0 Dieu une b\u00e9n\u00e9diction \u00abne seront pas refus\u00e9s\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span> Sans doute le pape argentin est-il dans ce m\u00eame \u00e9tat d’esprit. On oublie trop souvent que peu de temps apr\u00e8s son \u00e9lection le pape affirmait \u00eatre \u00abun po’ furbo\u00bb<\/span><\/a> (un peu rus\u00e9). Il laisse passer des textes aux antipodes de sa propre approche, sachant pertinemment que, loin de clore les discussions, ils cr\u00e9eront des d\u00e9bats dans l’\u00c9glise. Il montre aussi \u00e0 sa propre Curie que le caract\u00e8re d\u00e9finitif qu’elle donne \u00e0 certains de ses documents ne fonctionne plus dans une \u00c9glise synodale qu’il appelle de ses v\u0153ux.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dans cette perspective, le pape j\u00e9suite a d\u00e9j\u00e0 commenc\u00e9 un travail de d\u00e9cl\u00e9ricalisation de l’\u00c9glise en ouvrant aux femmes les minist\u00e8res du lectorat et de l’acolytat<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Toujours dans cette optique, le 11 mai 2021 il a institu\u00e9 un minist\u00e8re de cat\u00e9chiste ouvert aux hommes et aux femmes<\/span><\/a>. Cette ann\u00e9e, il devrait promulguer une nouvelle constitution r\u00e9gissant la Curie qu’il veut au service de l’\u00e9vang\u00e9lisation. Pour mener cette r\u00e9forme, il souhaite aupr\u00e8s de lui \u00e0 des postes \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9s des partisans de ses vues r\u00e9novatrices, \u00e0 la fibre pastorale et ouverts sur ces sujets br\u00fblants que sont l’homosexualit\u00e9, l’ordination presbyt\u00e9rale\u2026 Il compte sur cette m\u00e9thode pour faire \u00e9voluer les mentalit\u00e9s et changer l’\u00c9glise profond\u00e9ment, de l’int\u00e9rieur. Une \u00c9glise qui \u00e9coute sa base et se fait proche de tous, quelle que soit l’orientation sexuelle de chacun.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gino Hoel \u2014 La chute du nombre des fid\u00e8les pousse une partie des responsables religieux \u00e0 s’ouvrir sur les questions qui f\u00e2chent. Beaucoup de catholiques rompent avec l’\u00c9glise notamment en raison\u00a0du manque de r\u00e9forme. |\u00a0Filippo Monteforte \/ AFP Lundi 10 mai 2021 en Allemagne, une centaine de pr\u00eatres ont b\u00e9ni des couples de m\u00eame sexe<\/p>","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":27144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_robots":null,"rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-non-classe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}