26 priests challenge Cardinal Marx over same-sex ‘blessings’ guidelines
News 26 priests challenge Cardinal Marx over same-sex ‘blessings’ guidelines The group of clergymen says it will appeal to the Holy See if the cardinal cannot explain how the German guidelines on blessings align with Church teaching. In the letter, the priests ask whether they should obey Marx’s directives or remain faithful to “the general doctrine and moral teaching of the universal Church.” If the cardinal’s answers do not resolve their concerns, the group of clergymen say they are prepared to seek clarification from the Holy See. Ripperger: The Antichrist will ‘present himself as the solution’ to humanity’s problems The priests’ central question asks: “How do you explain this obvious contradiction?
- ▪News 26 priests challenge Cardinal Marx over same-sex ‘blessings’ guidelines The group of clergymen says it will appeal to the Holy See if the cardinal cannot explain how the German guidelines on blessings align with Church teaching.
- ▪In the letter, the priests ask whether they should obey Marx’s directives or remain faithful to “the general doctrine and moral teaching of the universal Church.” If the cardinal’s answers do not resolve their concerns, the group of clergym
- ▪Ripperger: The Antichrist will ‘present himself as the solution’ to humanity’s problems The priests’ central question asks: “How do you explain this obvious contradiction?
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News 26 priests challenge Cardinal Marx over same-sex ‘blessings’ guidelines The group of clergymen says it will appeal to the Holy See if the cardinal cannot explain how the German guidelines on blessings align with Church teaching. Cardinal Reinhard MarxLeonhard Simon/Getty Images GaetanoMasciullo 0 Gaetano Masciullo Comments 0 Fri Jul 24, 2026 - 1:21 pm EDT MUNICH (LifeSiteNews) — A group of 26 Catholic priests in Germany is challenging the promotion of same-sex “blessings,” warning that the practice conflicts with the Church’s universal teaching on marriage and sexual morality.
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